The data are hard on it. Overall, Rouvroy earns a D−, better than 3% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #110 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Where it falls short is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 38% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest subject is walkability (A−) — 85% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €1,673/m² costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin.
Figures: 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 Rouvroy 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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Ancienne école de filles de la cité Nouméa de la Compagnie des Mines de Drocourt, actuel centre d'activités c… · Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick · CC BY-SA 3.0
Rouvroy’s story
Rouvroy in pictures
Rouvroy has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2009.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Edmond Dame, born in 1893, is the one person born in Rouvroy before 1900 that Wikidata records.
2009First protected: Église Saint-Louis de la cité Nouméa de la compagnie des mi…
2010Most recently protected: Presbytère français de l'église Saint-Louis de la cité Noum…
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rouvroy.
HealthHealth D−
Mortality in Rouvroy, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns: 138 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. 806 deaths in Rouvroy between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 582: 38% above. For a family doctor, residents of Rouvroy can choose among 13 GPs.
+38%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw138
Adjusted138
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Rouvroy · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Med Chir D Henin Beaumont
4.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Lens
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rouvroy has higher unemployment than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 17.1%
Households’ median disposable income: €20,430 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Rouvroy counts 0.8 jobs (2,350 jobs, 3,000 workers). 2.2% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
2,350
jobs based in Rouvroy, 0.8 per working resident
17.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 79% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Rouvroy records more crime per resident than three in four compared French towns
For 2025, the figures show 251 offenses in Rouvroy. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 11.8 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 16.7. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Rouvroy (2025).
11.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage77
Family violence62
Other physical violence45
Burglary30
Vehicle theft15
Theft from vehicles13
Sexual violence9
Fraud55
Theft without violence24
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.
11.8
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
251
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
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 (0.4% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
81.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the 11 collèges within 5 km, 1.1 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Rouvroy, 88.1% passed the bac, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s schools place #114 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais on results.
92%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Rouvroy than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: 16% of adults
People aged 15 to 24 are 12% of the population. 20% are under 15, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents.
40.4median age
RouvroyPas-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 diploma27%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Église Saint-Louis de la cité Nouméa de la compagnie des mines de Drocourt: Photo: Robert RYKALA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne école de filles de la cité Nouméa de la Compagnie des Mines de Drocourt, actuel centre d'activités culturelles et de loisirs Marie-Curie: Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Rouvroy
Is Rouvroy safe?
It grades C− for safety, #73 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 30 burglaries and 77 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Rouvroy good?
They grade C, better than 26% of compared French towns and #114 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.
Is Rouvroy expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,673/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Rouvroy grades C+ for cost of living.
About Rouvroy
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Rouvroy is a commune of 8,552 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.
