Neuville-Saint-Vaast’s schools beat most: brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €2,484/m², so 70 m² costs 6.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine d'Arras. The local economy does well: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 6.5% unemployment. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Neuville-Saint-Vaast 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 Neuville-Saint-Vaast 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Neuville-Saint-Vaast has 3 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Neuville-Saint-Vaast; none is classé, France’s top protection. 1.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Homes in Neuville-Saint-Vaast sell for €2,484/m² at the median, against €1,668/m² in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.99/m² a month, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Neuville-Saint-Vaast from July 2023 to June 2026: 42 houses and apartments. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.73/m² a month.
€2,484/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Neuville-Saint-Vaast€2,484/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,500/m²
41
€10.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.30 to €12.97/m² a month)
6.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,670
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine d'Arras
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, Neuville-Saint-Vaast sees 90 deaths per 100 expected, against 115 in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women, 77.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 155 deaths in Neuville-Saint-Vaast between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 150: 3% above. The nearest emergency department to Neuville-Saint-Vaast is Centre hospitalier D Arras, 4 mi away.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Neuville-Saint-Vaast · 5.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Arras
3.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Arras les Bonnettes
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Neuville-Saint-Vaast is better off than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €32,390 a year per consumption unit
6.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The census found 5.8% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Also worth knowing: at the census, 4.1% of working residents in Neuville-Saint-Vaast didn’t travel to work at all.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Neuville-Saint-Vaast, 0.3 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 47% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Neuville-Saint-Vaast is a graduates’ town: 44% hold a degree, more than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and across compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 19%, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and higher than compared French towns (17%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.8%. 22% of residents have reached 65.
44.6median age
Neuville-Saint-VaastPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education44%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Neuville-Saint-Vaast has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Violence against people ran at 3.6 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 9.1 (2023–2025 average). The 2025 count: 14 offenses in Neuville-Saint-Vaast. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was burglary (2025).
3.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary7
Criminal damage7
Armed robbery0
Fraud8
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.
3.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
46.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 46.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Neuville-Saint-Vaast
Is Neuville-Saint-Vaast safe?
Neuville-Saint-Vaast has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 7 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Neuville-Saint-Vaast good?
They grade A+, better than 98% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Neuville-Saint-Vaast expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Neuville-Saint-Vaast grades C+ for cost of living.
About Neuville-Saint-Vaast
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Neuville-Saint-Vaast is a commune of 1,628 people in the Communauté urbaine d'Arras. 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
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.
