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With 2,374 residents, it is a town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Vendin-lès-Béthune’s strongest is walkability (B) — 91% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 13% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €1,545/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 10.2% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and 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. Vendin-lès-Béthune 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 Vendin-lès-Béthune 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.
Vendin-lès-Béthune has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Vendin-lès-Béthune does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vendin-lès-Béthune as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien Hôtel de Beaulaincourt, in Béthune, 1.5 mi away.
4.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Vendin-lès-Béthune 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 Vendin-lès-Béthune.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 215 deaths in Vendin-lès-Béthune from 2016 to 2025; there were 243, 13% more. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Vendin-lès-Béthune come to 113 per 100 predicted. Average lifespans in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women, 77.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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.
10.2% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 6.2% of working residents in Vendin-lès-Béthune to work at the census. At the census, 4.0% of working residents in Vendin-lès-Béthune didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Vocational results within 5 km: 77% passed the bac pro, of 441 candidates at 3 lycées. The closest collège is 0.7 mi off. At the four general lycées, 97% of 913 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège LibertéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 157 | 85%+1 pt |
| Lycée général et technologique Louis BlaringhemNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 406 | 98%±0 pts |
| 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,545/m²: 71 houses and apartments sold in Vendin-lès-Béthune between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,545/m² | 71 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
27% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and near compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Vendin-lès-Béthune | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Vendin-lès-Béthune. Best known first.
MuseumMusée régional d'ethnologie de Béthune3 km east, in BéthuneAttractionAttractionBeffroi de Béthune2.7 km southeast, in BéthuneMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse des Dames de Gosnay4.2 km southwest, in GosnayFortFortTour Saint-Ignace2.9 km southeast, in BéthuneFortFortEnceinte de Béthune2.7 km southeast, in BéthunePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vendin-lès-Béthune yet.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Vendin-lès-Béthune is a commune of 2,374 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Vendin-lès-Béthune has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 2.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 60% of compared French towns. 98% of 406 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Louis Blaringhem in 2025, at 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 €1,545/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vendin-lès-Béthune grades B for cost of living.
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.