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In Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, this town has 1,381 residents.
Guarbecque’s weakest subject is jobs & income — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 9.8% unemployment. It lags on health as well — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,654/m² takes 5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. Schools lag: brevet results 3.4 points below the expected rate.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Guarbecque has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Guarbecque does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Guarbecque 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.
Guarbecque has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Guarbecque: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1909.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1988.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Guarbecque.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 126 deaths in Guarbecque from 2016 to 2025; there were 130, 3% more. The nearest emergency department to Guarbecque is Clinique Anne Artois, 7.9 mi away. 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.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.8 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Maurice PiquetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 102 | 83%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
9.8% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,250 a year per consumption unit. Public transport took 3.6% of Guarbecque’s working residents to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 1988, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 5.5% of the total, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) yet lower than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
37 sales of houses and apartments in Guarbecque, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,654/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,654/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 27% of adults. People aged 15 to 24 make up 12% of the town. The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Guarbecque | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Guarbecque. Best known first.
Guarbecque has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Guarbecque.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guarbecque | 1,381 | — | — | B− | — | C− |
| Isbergues | 8,650 | 1.2 | C+ | B+ | B− | D |
| Saint-Venant | 2,999 | 2.3 | B− | B | C+ | D− |
| Lillers | 10,193 | 3.4 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
| Aire-sur-la-Lys | 9,598 | 4.4 | C+ | B+ | C− | D |
| Gonnehem | 2,525 | 5 | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Burbure | 2,834 | 5.3 | B | B+ | A | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Guarbecque has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,654/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Guarbecque grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Guarbecque is a commune of 1,381 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. 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 November 4, 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.