A town with more to fix than most. Évin-Malmaison ranks #95 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais, with a D overall. Nationally, it does better than 9% of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 16.0% unemployment. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 93% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €1,825/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Évin-Malmaison with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Évin-Malmaison.
HealthHealth D−
Allowing for age and care homes, Évin-Malmaison sees more deaths than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 119 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Pas-de-Calais live to 83.5 on average and men to 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 308 deaths in Évin-Malmaison from 2016 to 2025; there were 367, 19% more. The nearest emergency department to Évin-Malmaison is Polyclinique Med Chir D Henin Beaumont, 3.9 mi away.
+19%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted119
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Évin-Malmaison · 6.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Med Chir D Henin Beaumont
5.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Saint Ame
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Évin-Malmaison, 16.0%, runs above Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income was €22,210 a year per consumption unit, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Public transport took 6.1% of Évin-Malmaison’s working residents to work at the census. At the census, 3.0% of working residents in Évin-Malmaison didn’t travel to work at all.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport6%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
600
jobs based in Évin-Malmaison, 0.3 per working resident
16.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 73% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Évin-Malmaison gets a C for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,825/m², comes from 112 sales of houses and apartments in Évin-Malmaison from July 2023 to June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.18/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.59/m² a month, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,825/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Évin-Malmaison€1,825/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,825/m²
112
€11.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.63 to €13.95/m² a month)
5.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.18/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€21,790
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 21% of people in Évin-Malmaison are under 15, more than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and across compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 17% of the town. Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The age that splits Évin-Malmaison in two is 39.
39median age
Évin-MalmaisonPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Per resident, Évin-Malmaison sees more crime than 60% of compared French towns
The graded crime recorded most in Évin-Malmaison was criminal damage (2025). For 2025, the figures show 147 offenses here. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 5.4 violent offenses and 18.3 graded property crimes a year.
5.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage32
Burglary31
Theft from vehicles26
Family violence22
Vehicle theft19
Other physical violence9
Sexual violence8
Fraud31
Drug use7
Theft without violence6
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
147
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 3.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
1 historic monument in Évin-Malmaison, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 20th century. 6.7% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
85.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the eight collèges within 5 km, 0.8 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 164 candidates at 2 lycées. For collège, the closest is 0.9 mi away. On school results, the town ranks #84 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Évin-Malmaison
Is Évin-Malmaison safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #55 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 31 burglaries and 32 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Évin-Malmaison good?
They grade B−, better than 48% of compared French towns and #84 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Évin-Malmaison expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,825/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Évin-Malmaison grades C for cost of living.
About Évin-Malmaison
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Évin-Malmaison is a commune of 4,628 people in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.