More weak spots than strong ones. Residents’ health trails most towns (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Schools are where it shines (A−): bac results 1.3 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2.2 points above the expected rate. Walkability is another plus (A−) — just over nine in ten 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 €1,628/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin. All told, that adds up to a C− overall and a rank of #72 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Nationally, it does better than 16% of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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.
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 Oignies 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 Oignies.
HealthHealth D−
Oignies has a higher adjusted death rate than 96% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its two care homes for older people (132 places) count their residents as Oignies’; allowing for them, deaths were 17% above expected. From 2016 to 2025, 1,192 residents of Oignies died, against 871 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 37% more. Women in Pas-de-Calais live to 83.5 on average and men to 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has 4 family doctors.
+17%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw137
Adjusted117
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Oignies · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Med Chir D Henin Beaumont
5.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Seclin
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More people in Oignies are out of work than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: 15.7%
The median disposable income was €21,020 a year per consumption unit, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 2.6% of working residents in Oignies didn’t travel to work at all. Bus, tram or train carried 6.6% of working residents in Oignies to work at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport7%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,450
jobs based in Oignies, 0.6 per working resident
15.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,020
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 78% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Oignies runs higher than in 78% of compared French towns
In 2025, 307 offenses were recorded in Oignies. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 12.4 violent offenses and 16.7 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Police and gendarmerie recorded 307 offenses in the graded categories in the town in 2025.
12.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage97
Family violence72
Other physical violence46
Burglary30
Vehicle theft29
Theft from vehicles23
Sexual violence10
Fraud71
Theft without violence49
Drug use17
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.
12.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
307
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
Exam results around Oignies beat 77% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 83% passed the bac pro, of 126 candidates. Collège pupils travel 0.8 mi to the nearest one. Its collèges and lycées rank #34 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais on results.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
Oignies’s grade for cost of living: a C+
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,628/m², comes from 226 sales of houses and apartments in Oignies from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.55/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 91% were houses.
€1,628/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Oignies€1,628/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,760/m²
205
€11.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.49 to €13.73/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.55/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€21,790
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
4 historic monuments in Oignies, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 20th century. Among the classé monuments in Oignies is Ancienne fosse Declerc-Combez numéro 9-9bis. 3 of the 4 are industrial sites. 2.9% of homes date from before 1919.
Guy Drut: Sandro_Calvesi,_Guy_Drut_ed_Eddy_Ottoz.jpg : Unknown author Unknown author derivative work: Agamitsudo, Public domain · Michel Jazy: Harry Pot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gervais Martel: Laurent LAMACZ, CC BY 2.0 · Raymond Broudoux: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0
Oignies’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Oignies
Is Oignies safe?
It grades C− for safety, #75 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 30 burglaries and 97 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Oignies good?
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns and #34 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The lycée stands out: 98% of 150 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Diderot in 2025, 4 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Oignies expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,628/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.41/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Oignies grades C+ for cost of living.
About Oignies
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Oignies is a commune of 10,323 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
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.
