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This town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France has a population of 1,138.
Vaudricourt’s best grade is for jobs & income — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 7.6% unemployment. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Housing is expensive (C+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on walkability as well: a third of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, 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 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Vaudricourt has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Vaudricourt does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vaudricourt 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.
Vaudricourt has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vaudricourt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1946.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1997.
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Vaudricourt. Best known first.
MuseumMusée régional d'ethnologie de Béthune4.1 km northeast, in BéthuneAttractionAttractionBeffroi de Béthune3.4 km north, in BéthuneMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse de Val-Saint-Esprit2.3 km west, in GosnayFortFortTour Saint-Ignace3.3 km north, in BéthuneFortFortEnceinte de Béthune3.4 km north, in BéthunePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vaudricourt.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Vaudricourt records 97 deaths per 100 expected, lower than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (115) yet higher than compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 85 residents of Vaudricourt died, against 87 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. Life expectancy in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Unemployment stands at 7.6%. At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Vaudricourt didn’t travel to work at all. Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.80/m² a month, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 96% houses, the rest apartments. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 47 homes in Vaudricourt.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,035/m² | 45 |
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.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. 6% of its homes were built before 1919, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) but below compared French towns (7.4%). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1997.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Over-65s are 24% of the population. 9.3% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Line up the people of Vaudricourt by age and the one in the middle is 45.6.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Vaudricourt | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.6% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 52% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 1 mi to the nearest one. At the lycées within 5 km of Vaudricourt, 90.6% passed the bac, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul VerlaineNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 138 | 83%+5 pts |
| Lycée général privé Saint-Vaast-Saint-Dominique PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 188 | 98%−1 pt |
| Collège Albert DebeyreBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 162 | 92%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Vaudricourt has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Vaudricourt as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaudricourt | 1,138 | — | — | C+ | — | C |
| Verquin | 3,445 | 0.8 | B− | B | B+ | D |
| Béthune | 25,224 | 1.8 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| Annezin | 5,825 | 2.4 | C | B− | C+ | D− |
| Labourse | 2,858 | 2.5 | — | B− | — | D− |
| Nœux-les-Mines | 11,590 | 2.7 | D | B− | D | D |
| Beuvry | 9,189 | 3 | D | B− | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Vaudricourt has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 7.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 45% of compared French towns. 98% of 188 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général privé Saint-Vaast-Saint-Dominique in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vaudricourt grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Vaudricourt is a commune of 1,138 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. 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.