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This town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France has a population of 5,994.
The weak point is safety: an average of 14.7 recorded violent incidents and 42.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Noyelles-Godault’s overall D− puts it #108 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. That leaves it better than 4% of compared French towns. It also trails on health (D) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 12% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,621/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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 Noyelles-Godault 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 3 things Noyelles-Godault does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Noyelles-Godault as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Hénin-Beaumont, 2 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Noyelles-Godault 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 Noyelles-Godault.
Noyelles-Godault has 3,950 jobs for 2,200 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Police and gendarmerie figures for Noyelles-Godault show 307 offenses in 2025. Also worth knowing: more of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (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 armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.3% of the index here. 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. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
659 deaths in Noyelles-Godault between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 469: 41% above. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Noyelles-Godault come to 112 per 100 predicted. For a family doctor, residents of Noyelles-Godault can choose among 14 GPs. 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.
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.
Half of residents lived on more than €21,450 a year per consumption unit, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 2.5% of working residents in Noyelles-Godault at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Graduates make up nearly a fifth of adults. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 13% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Noyelles-Godault | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 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.
103 sales of houses and apartments in Noyelles-Godault, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,621/m². Houses accounted for 93% of sales, apartments for the rest. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.97/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,639/m² | 96 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Noyelles-Godault is 89.5%, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 0.7 mi off. Its collèges and lycées rank #98 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Anne FrankNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 128 | 91%+8 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
5 notable people were born in Noyelles-Godault.
Maurice Thorez: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Noyelles-Godault is a commune of 5,994 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noyelles-Godault | 5,994 | — | D− | C+ | D− | D |
| Courcelles-lès-Lens | 7,830 | 0.9 | D− | C+ | C | D |
| Dourges | 6,139 | 1.1 | D | C | C− | D− |
| Hénin-Beaumont | 25,688 | 1.9 | D− | C+ | D− | D− |
| Évin-Malmaison | 4,628 | 2.2 | D | C | C+ | D− |
| Montigny-en-Gohelle | 9,743 | 2.9 | D | B− | C | D |
| Auby Nord | 7,083 | 2.9 | C− | B− | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D− for safety, #117 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 107 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 37% of compared French towns and #98 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 €1,621/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.70/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Noyelles-Godault 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 8, 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.