Several subjects drag its grade down. Health lags (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 13% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are on the low side (D−): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 18.3% unemployment. Where it does best is walkability (A−): 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €1,423/m² costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. Overall, that makes a D, good for #99 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. That leaves it better than 6% of compared French towns. Police record more crime here than in most towns: an average of 19 recorded violent incidents and 14.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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).
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 Nœux-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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nœux-les-Mines.
HealthHealth D
Adjusted for age and care homes, Nœux-les-Mines sees more deaths than nine in ten compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its three care homes for older people (171 places) count their residents as Nœux-les-Mines’; allowing for them, deaths were 13% above expected. From 2016 to 2025, 1,462 residents of Nœux-les-Mines died, against 1,130 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 29% 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. 6 GPs practise here.
+13%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw129
Adjusted113
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Nœux-les-Mines · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Germon et Gauthier Bethune Beuvry
2.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Germon et Gauthier Bethune Beuvry
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Crime per resident in Nœux-les-Mines runs higher than in 89% of compared French towns
Nœux-les-Mines’s tally for 2025: 407 recorded offenses. The commonest graded crime here was other physical violence (2025).
19recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence106
Criminal damage104
Family violence97
Sexual violence47
Theft from vehicles23
Burglary17
Vehicle theft13
Theft without violence60
Fraud48
Drug use47
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.
19
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
407
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 · For armed robbery, 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, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Nœux-les-Mines has higher unemployment than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 18.3%
Half of residents lived on more than €20,690 a year per consumption unit, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970). 2.5% of Nœux-les-Mines’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot5%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,350
jobs based in Nœux-les-Mines, 0.8 per working resident
18.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 82% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
79.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the six collèges within 5 km, 1.9 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Nœux-les-Mines, 89.9% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). Ranked by results, schools here are #110 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
5 historic monuments in Nœux-les-Mines, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century. Nœux-les-Mines has 4.3 protected monuments for every 10,000 residents. Homes from before 1919 make up 6.5% of the total, between Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Nœux-les-Mines than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: 17% of adults
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. The age that splits Nœux-les-Mines in two is 43.7.
43.7median age
Nœux-les-MinesPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. 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
HousingCost of living B−
Nœux-les-Mines earns a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,423/m², comes from 339 sales of houses and apartments in Nœux-les-Mines from July 2023 to June 2026. Apartments in Nœux-les-Mines sell for €1,640/m², houses for €1,324/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €11.10/m² a month, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,423/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Nœux-les-Mines€1,423/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,324/m²
299
Apartments
€1,640/m²
40
€11.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.07 to €13.58/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,990
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Ancien carreau de la fosse n° 1 de la compagnie des mines de Vicoigne-Noeux-Drocourt: Photo: F..... France Laronde, .... à Nœux-les-Mines, image scannée et modifiée par JÄNNICK Jérémy · Public domain · Ancienne coopérative des ouvriers mineurs de la Compagnie des Mines de Vicoigne-Noeux-Drocourt: Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Sainte-Barbe: Photo: Jérémy Jännick · Public domain
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Nœux-les-Mines
Is Nœux-les-Mines safe?
It grades D for safety, #96 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 104 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Nœux-les-Mines good?
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns and #110 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The lycée stands out: 97% of 171 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent d'Artois 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.
Is Nœux-les-Mines expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,423/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Nœux-les-Mines grades B− for cost of living.
About Nœux-les-Mines
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Nœux-les-Mines is a commune of 11,590 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
Population
11,590 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
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.
