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1,099 people call this town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France home.
Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on walkability as well (C−).
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Vaulx-Vraucourt 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.
Each subject compares Vaulx-Vraucourt 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.
Vaulx-Vraucourt has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vaulx-Vraucourt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Rocquigny, 6.2 mi away.
2.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Vaulx-Vraucourt is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vaulx-Vraucourt.
3.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €25,930 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665).
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.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 182 deaths in Vaulx-Vraucourt from 2016 to 2025; there were 340, 87% more. Adjusted mortality in the town: 97 deaths for every 100 expected. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Vaulx-Vraucourt is Centre hospitalier D Arras, 12.3 mi away. 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.
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 adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town. Vaulx-Vraucourt has a median age of 46.9 years.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Vaulx-Vraucourt | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 32% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Vaulx-Vraucourt recorded 29 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Vaulx-Vraucourt.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Vaulx-Vraucourt is a commune of 1,099 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud-Artois. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaulx-Vraucourt | 1,099 | — | — | B− | — | C |
| Bapaume | 3,779 | 4 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Beaurains | 5,559 | 9.6 | C+ | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Achicourt | 7,873 | 11 | C | C+ | C | D |
| Saint-Laurent-Blangy | 6,459 | 11 | C | C+ | C− | D |
| Biache-Saint-Vaast | 4,568 | 12 | B+ | B+ | B+ | D− |
| Arras | 42,875 | 12 | C− | C | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Vaulx-Vraucourt has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 7.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.