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A town of 1,267 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Fampoux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,165/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté urbaine d'Arras.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Fampoux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Fampoux 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Fampoux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôtel de ville, in Arras, 4.2 mi away.
1.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fampoux.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Fampoux. In Pas-de-Calais, women can expect to live 83.5 years and men 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 104 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 87: 19% above.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
16% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Fampoux | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.7% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,165/m², comes from 41 sales of houses and apartments in Fampoux from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.61/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.99/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,165/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €28,320 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970). 100 jobs are based in Fampoux, for 600 working residents (0.2 per worker). At the census, 7.6% of commuters got to work without a car.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and family days out in and near Fampoux. Best known first.
Nothing in Fampoux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Fampoux as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fampoux | 1,267 | — | — | C+ | — | D− |
| Saint-Laurent-Blangy | 6,459 | 3 | C | C+ | C− | D |
| Biache-Saint-Vaast | 4,568 | 3.4 | B+ | B+ | B+ | D− |
| Saint-Nicolas | 4,494 | 3.8 | C | B− | C− | D |
| Beaurains | 5,559 | 4.6 | C+ | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Arras | 42,875 | 4.6 | C− | C | D | D |
| Sainte-Catherine | 3,471 | 4.8 | A− | C | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Fampoux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,165/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fampoux grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Fampoux is a commune of 1,267 people in the Communauté urbaine d'Arras. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.