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This town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France has a population of 1,678.
Maisnil-lès-Ruitz’s weakest is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Pupils here do less well than most: bac results 2.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.8 points below the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €1,817/m² costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 7.9% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023. Maisnil-lès-Ruitz 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.
Each subject compares Maisnil-lès-Ruitz 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.
Maisnil-lès-Ruitz has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Maisnil-lès-Ruitz does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Maisnil-lès-Ruitz 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, 2.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Maisnil-lès-Ruitz is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maisnil-lès-Ruitz.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 196 residents of Maisnil-lès-Ruitz died, against 118 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 66% more. 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. For a family doctor, residents of Maisnil-lès-Ruitz can choose among 2 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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Maisnil-lès-Ruitz is 87.1%, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 71% passed the bac pro, of 151 candidates at 2 lycées. The nearest collège is 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 122 | 67%−14 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
At the census, 5.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Half of residents lived on more than €25,340 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The share of residents under 15 is 20%. People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 30% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Maisnil-lès-Ruitz | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 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.
Behind the median of €1,817/m²: 38 houses and apartments sold in Maisnil-lès-Ruitz between July 2023 and June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.07/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 38 homes were sold locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,817/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and family days out in and near Maisnil-lès-Ruitz. Best known first.
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Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Maisnil-lès-Ruitz is a commune of 1,678 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisnil-lès-Ruitz | 1,678 | — | — | C+ | — | D− |
| Barlin | 7,331 | 1.4 | D− | B− | C− | D− |
| Haillicourt | 5,064 | 1.4 | D | B | C+ | D− |
| Houdain | 6,945 | 1.8 | C− | B+ | C | D− |
| Bruay-la-Buissière | 21,424 | 2.5 | D | B | D | D |
| Hersin-Coupigny | 6,082 | 3 | C | B | B+ | D− |
| Divion | 6,766 | 3.8 | D | B | D | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Maisnil-lès-Ruitz has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 14% of compared French towns. 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.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,817/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.60/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Maisnil-lès-Ruitz 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.