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In Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, this town has 25,688 residents.
The weak point is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At D− overall, Hénin-Beaumont ranks #106 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. It comes out better than 4% of compared French towns. Crime runs high (D−): an average of 16.5 recorded violent incidents and 25.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its strongest subject is walkability: 90% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €1,415/m² costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin. Jobs & income is weaker too (D): 1.3 jobs per working resident; 16.7% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 Hénin-Beaumont 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 2 things Hénin-Beaumont does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Hénin-Beaumont counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2003.
Wikidata records 3 people born in Hénin-Beaumont before 1900, the earliest Étienne Célestin Enoch, in 1739.
Hénin-Beaumont has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hénin-Beaumont.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
2,750 deaths in Hénin-Beaumont between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,971: 40% above. In Pas-de-Calais, life expectancy at birth reaches 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Hénin-Beaumont can choose among 17 GPs.
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.
Recorded offenses in Hénin-Beaumont came to 1,055 in 2025. With 12,550 jobs for 9,800 working residents, Hénin-Beaumont draws people in from neighbouring communes. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
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 armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
15.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €21,590 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
22% of adults hold a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of residents, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are nearly a fifth of the town.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Hénin-Beaumont | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 85% passed the bac pro, of 376 candidates at 2 lycées. At the lycées within 5 km of Hénin-Beaumont, 89.5% passed the bac, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). By results, schools here place #96 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François RabelaisNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 133 | 83%±0 pts |
| Lycée Fernand DarchicourtNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 475 | 92%−2 pts |
| Collège Youri GagarineBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 72 | 97%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Hénin-Beaumont is Église Saint-Martin. Its heritage reaches back to the 20th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 5.7% of the housing.
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.
797 sales of houses and apartments in Hénin-Beaumont, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,415/m². Houses in Hénin-Beaumont sell for €1,385/m² and apartments for €1,464/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €8.50/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,385/m² | 679 |
| Apartments | €1,464/m² | 118 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and other places to visit in and near Hénin-Beaumont. Best known first.
16 notable people were born in Hénin-Beaumont.
Mathieu Bauderlique: Jonas de Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Léonce Bridoux: White Fathers, Public domain · Jean Urbaniak: Urbaniak, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean-Luc Loyer: WhiteHomer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Hénin-Beaumont is a commune of 25,688 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hénin-Beaumont | 25,688 | — | D− | C+ | D− | D− |
| Montigny-en-Gohelle | 9,743 | 1.3 | D | B− | C | D |
| Billy-Montigny | 7,937 | 1.7 | D− | B− | D− | D |
| Noyelles-Godault | 5,994 | 1.9 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
| Drocourt | 2,939 | 1.9 | C+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| Dourges | 6,139 | 2 | D | C | C− | D− |
| Fouquières-lès-Lens | 6,087 | 2.2 | D | C+ | C | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D− for safety, #107 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 89 burglaries and 304 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns and #96 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. 92% of 475 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Fernand Darchicourt in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 €1,415/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.53/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Hénin-Beaumont grades C+ for cost of living.
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.