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Home to 9,414 people, this town lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
With a D− overall, Sallaumines is better than 2% of compared French towns and ranks #115 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Where it does best is walkability — 93% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €1,486/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin. It also trails on health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Safety lags (D): an average of 15.4 recorded violent incidents and 23.5 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 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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.
The 2 things Sallaumines does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sallaumines 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 Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sallaumines; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2009.
2.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Museums, family days out and other places to visit in and near Sallaumines. Best known first.
MuseumLouvre-Lens4.2 km west, in LensAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de la Brayelle4.3 km north, in AnnayMuseumMuseumMusée de l'école et de la mine de Harnes4.2 km northeast, in HarnesMuseumMuseumMusée d'histoire et d'archéologie de Harnes4.5 km northeast, in HarnesArt galleryArt galleryGrande galerie4.2 km west, in LensArt galleryArt galleryGalerie des expositions temporaires4.5 km west, in LensPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sallaumines.
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. Adjusted mortality in Sallaumines: 117 deaths for every 100 expected. 1,114 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 792: 41% above.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
343 offenses were reported in Sallaumines during 2025. Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €18,180 a year. No commute at all: 2.0% of working residents in Sallaumines at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
School results put the town #101 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. Near Sallaumines, 90.9% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). At the four general lycées, 95% of 903 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Joséphine BakerNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 66 | 68%−7 pts |
| Lycée CondorcetNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 216 | 94%+1 pt |
| Collège MicheletBest against expectations: 16 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 90 | 86%+16 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 13% of the town. At 38.2, the median resident of Sallaumines sits in the middle of the age range.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Sallaumines | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
2.2% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 20th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,486/m², comes from 136 sales of houses and apartments in Sallaumines from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.77/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.07/m² a month, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,495/m² | 129 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Sallaumines has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
4 notable people were born in Sallaumines.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sallaumines | 9,414 | — | D− | C+ | D | D− |
| Noyelles-sous-Lens | 6,854 | 0.8 | D− | C+ | C− | D− |
| Méricourt | 11,619 | 1.2 | D− | C+ | C− | D |
| Loison-sous-Lens | 5,169 | 1.6 | D− | C+ | D− | D− |
| Avion | 17,435 | 1.7 | D− | C+ | C− | D− |
| Fouquières-lès-Lens | 6,087 | 1.9 | D | C+ | C | D− |
| Lens | 32,920 | 2.1 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety, #102 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 76 burglaries and 90 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 34% of compared French towns and #101 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The lycée stands out: 94% of 216 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Condorcet in 2025, a point above 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 €1,486/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sallaumines grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Sallaumines is a commune of 9,414 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin. 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.