Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 5,411 people, lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Overall, Marles-les-Mines earns a C−: better than a quarter of compared French towns, and #61 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Health is a weak point (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €1,216/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. Where it does best is walkability (B+) — 85% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for safety and B for schools.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and 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 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 Marles-les-Mines 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 Marles-les-Mines does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Marles-les-Mines; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
Marles-les-Mines has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancienne fosse Saint-Emile: Photo: Jérémy Jännick · Public domain
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marles-les-Mines.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 812 residents of Marles-les-Mines died, against 543 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 50% more. Life expectancy at birth in Pas-de-Calais is 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 2 GPs practise in the town.
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.
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €18,770 a year. At the census, 7.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,216/m²: 98 houses and apartments sold in Marles-les-Mines between July 2023 and June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €10.95/m² a month, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.10/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,216/m² | 98 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century. 7.1% of its homes were built before 1919, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and close to compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
2025 saw 124 offenses recorded in Marles-les-Mines. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 9.7 violent offenses and 13.5 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The commonest graded crime in the town 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 · For sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 3.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Marles-les-Mines, 89.1% passed the bac, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Results rank its schools #67 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Émile ZolaNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 92 | 87%−1 pt |
| Lycée général et technologique LavoisierNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 166 | 93%+2 pts |
| Collège Fréderic Joliot CurieBest against expectations: 13 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 76 | 91%+13 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population. 18% of residents are children under 15. Half of Marles-les-Mines is older than 42.8, half younger.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Marles-les-Mines | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 11% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Other places to visit and museums in and near Marles-les-Mines. Best known first.
7 notable people were born in Marles-les-Mines.
Apo Lazaridès: André Cros, CC BY-SA 4.0
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Marles-les-Mines is a commune of 5,411 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marles-les-Mines | 5,411 | — | C− | B | C+ | D− |
| Calonne-Ricouart | 5,369 | 1.1 | C | B+ | C+ | D− |
| Auchel | 10,051 | 1.3 | C | B+ | C− | D− |
| Lapugnoy | 3,481 | 1.7 | B− | B | A | C |
| Allouagne | 2,823 | 2 | — | B | — | D |
| Divion | 6,766 | 2.1 | D | B | D | D− |
| Cauchy-à-la-Tour | 2,593 | 2.1 | B− | B | A− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #52 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 61 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 58% of compared French towns and #67 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The lycée stands out: 93% of 166 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Lavoisier in 2025, 2 points above 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 €1,216/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Marles-les-Mines grades B 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.