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It is a town of 3,471 residents in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
A good place to live, if you can afford it. Sainte-Catherine’s overall grade, A−, puts it better than 81% of compared French towns. That places it #5 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Jobs & income is its strong suit (A+) — 1.1 jobs per working resident; 6.8% unemployment. What holds it back is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: 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.
The one thing Sainte-Catherine does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sainte-Catherine 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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Sainte-Catherine has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1946.
1.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Sainte-Catherine. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras1.9 km southeast, in Arras
AbbeyAbbaye Saint-Vaast1.9 km southeast, in Arras
MuseumCarrière Wellington3.3 km southeast, in Arras
FortCitadelle d'Arras2.7 km south, in ArrasAttractionAttractionBeffroi d'Arras2.1 km southeast, in ArrasPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Catherine.
The median disposable income was €30,060 a year per consumption unit, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 16.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Pas-de-Calais can expect 83.5 years and a boy 77.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Sainte-Catherine come to 97 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 295 residents of Sainte-Catherine died, against 303 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 2.6 violent offenses and 14.3 graded property crimes a year. More of the graded crimes in Sainte-Catherine 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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (13.1% of the index here). That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By results, schools here place #39 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. At the four general lycées, 96% of 1,536 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les Louez Dieu PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 268 | 100%+4 pts |
| Ensemble Baudimont PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 363 | 99%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Jacques Le CaronBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 73 | 86%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
120 sales of houses and apartments in Sainte-Catherine, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,215/m². Houses accounted for 78% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,231/m² | 94 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
1.5% of homes were built before 1919. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Over-65s are 24% of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.6% of residents, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The middle age in Sainte-Catherine is 47.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Catherine | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Sainte-Catherine has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Croix de Demencourt: Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0
5 notable people were born in Sainte-Catherine.
Mathilde Gros: Tim Rademacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Élodie Lussac: David Thévenot, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Catherine | 3,471 | — | A− | C | B+ | C |
| Anzin-Saint-Aubin | 2,833 | 1 | A | C− | A | B |
| Saint-Nicolas | 4,494 | 1 | C | B− | C− | D |
| Arras | 42,875 | 1.2 | C− | C | D | D |
| Saint-Laurent-Blangy | 6,459 | 1.8 | C | C+ | C− | D |
| Dainville | 5,683 | 2.2 | B | C | B− | D |
| Achicourt | 7,873 | 2.5 | C | C+ | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #23 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 37 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 73% of compared French towns and #39 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. 99% of 363 candidates passed the bac at Ensemble Baudimont in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,215/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sainte-Catherine grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Sainte-Catherine is a commune of 3,471 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
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 4, 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.