Frévent grades B− overall: better than 52% of compared French towns, and #22 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 24.6 recorded violent incidents and 14.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €904/m², a 70 m² home costs 2.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Ternois. Its strongest is schools (A+): brevet results 16 points above the expected rate.
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 Frévent 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 Frévent.
Schools
Schools around Frévent do better than those of 100% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For exam results, it comes #1 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. Near Frévent, 93.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (86.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%). General-bac pupils go 8 mi to the nearest lycée.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Frévent runs higher than in 95% of compared French towns
2025 saw 105 offenses recorded in Frévent. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
24.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage47
Family violence29
Other physical violence22
Sexual violence7
Armed robbery0
Drug use58
Theft without violence18
Fraud14
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.
24.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
105
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.7%
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 · For burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 3.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Frévent costs less than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.17/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
97 sales of houses and apartments in Frévent, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €904/m². The town is the cheapest of the 131 towns in Pas-de-Calais: its median sale is €904/m².
€904/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Frévent€904/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€904/m²
97
€9.17/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.63 to €11.02/m² a month)
2.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,180
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Ternois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Frévent records 105 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 115 in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Pas-de-Calais can expect 83.5 years and a boy 77.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 691 residents of Frévent died, against 456 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 52% more. The nearest emergency department to Frévent is Ch Doullens, 8.9 mi away. There are 4 general practitioners here.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw152
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Frévent · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Doullens
16.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique de la Clarence
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Frévent has higher unemployment than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 26.6%
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €18,410 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Frévent number 1,000, against 850 residents in work (1.2 per worker). 20.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot10%
Public transport8%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,000
jobs based in Frévent, 1.2 per working resident
26.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€18,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 87% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Frévent hold a degree than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 8.3%
Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents. Children under 15 make up 17%, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Frévent has a median age of 49 years.
49median age
FréventPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma43%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education8%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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
History
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1995
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Since 1995, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Frévent is Église Saint-Hilaire.
Philippe-François-Joseph Le Bas: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Antoine-Adrien Lamourette: François Bonneville, Public domain · Henry Bauchet: René Bauchet (décédé guerre 14-18), CC BY-SA 3.0
Frévent’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Frévent
Is Frévent safe?
It grades D for safety, #103 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais.
Are schools in Frévent good?
They grade A+, better than 100% of compared French towns and #1 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Frévent expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €904/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Frévent grades A for cost of living.
About Frévent
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Frévent is a commune of 3,259 people in the Communauté de communes du Ternois. 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.
