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Population 5,064: a town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
The weak point is jobs & income: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 15.9% unemployment. With a D overall, Haillicourt is better than 10% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #92 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Haillicourt does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Haillicourt 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 Haillicourt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen La Table des Fées, in Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen, 4.1 mi away.
4.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Haillicourt. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Haillicourt.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
430 deaths in Haillicourt between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 361: 19% above. 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. 2 GPs practise here.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Haillicourt, 88.7% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 0.8 mi away. Ranked by results, schools here are #115 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Albert CamusNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 78 | 78%−8 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent CarnotNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 354 | 94%±0 pts |
| Collège Simone SignoretBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 93 | 82%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
18% of residents are 65 or over, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under-15s account for 19% of the population. The middle age in Haillicourt is 38.9.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Haillicourt | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 10.8 violent offenses and 12.9 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The police record for Haillicourt lists 130 offenses in 2025. The commonest graded crime here was criminal damage (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of burglary and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.64/m² a month, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.40/m² a month. 89 houses and apartments changed hands in Haillicourt from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,401/m² | 89 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 8.1% of commuters at the census. Unemployment stood at 15.9%, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Haillicourt is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Haillicourt.
Jean-Claude Bauer: Jean-Claude Bauer, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haillicourt | 5,064 | — | D | B | C+ | D− |
| Bruay-la-Buissière | 21,424 | 1.3 | D | B | D | D |
| Houdain | 6,945 | 1.7 | C− | B+ | C | D− |
| Barlin | 7,331 | 2.1 | D− | B− | C− | D− |
| Divion | 6,766 | 3.1 | D | B | D | D− |
| Lapugnoy | 3,481 | 3.4 | B− | B | A | C |
| Verquin | 3,445 | 3.7 | B− | B | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #55 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais.
They grade C−, better than 24% of compared French towns and #115 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. 94% of 354 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Carnot in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Haillicourt grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Haillicourt is a commune of 5,064 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.
