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Famars

Famars has 2,459 residents and 1,474 homes, 56% of them houses. Homes sold for a median €1,980/m² over five years, 7% below the département figure. The median living standard is €24,250 a year. Around the town hall, 25 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Commune · Insee 59221 · Postcode 59300 · Updated 24 October 2026
2,459residents2022 census
€1,980/m²median price per m²Nord : €2,130/m²
20%green space within 500 maround the town hall
25services within a 15-minute walkaround the town hall
Famars in NordFamars highlighted; the rest of the département in grey
Map of Nord with Famars highlighted

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

2,459 residents and 1,334 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

13%
aged under 15
28%
aged 15–29
25%
aged 60 and over
54%
of households are people living alone
19%
of households are couples with children
5%
of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

1,474 homes, 90% of them main residences, with 3.8 rooms on average.

56%
of homes are houses
45%
of households own their home
11%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
2%
second homes
8%
empty homes
75%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 19195%
1919–194511%
1946–197018%
1971–199024%
1991–200527%
2006–201915%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

141 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,980/m²median price, houses and flatsNord : €2,130/m²
€2,080/m²flats52 sales
€1,870/m²houses89 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Median living standard of €24,250 a year in 2021.

€24,250median living standard a year2021
15.0%poverty ratethreshold: 60% of national median
€11,620the lowest-income 10% live on less than1st decile
€50,900the highest-income 10% live on more than9th decile
19.4%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
38%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
10%
managers and professionals among over-15s
26%
retired among over-15s

Living standard is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units. Half of residents live on less than the median. Income on its own says nothing about what a neighbourhood is like to live in.

Sources: Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Safety.

Offences recorded in 2025, with the rate per 1,000 residents and the change from 2024.

Indicator2025RateChange
Burglaries of homes117.5 per 1,000+83%
Thefts from people without violence124.9 per 1,000+9%
Violent thefts without a weapon00.0 per 1,000–
Armed robberies00.0 per 1,000–
Domestic physical violence124.9 per 1,000=
Deliberate damage and vandalism187.3 per 1,000−5%
Fraud and payment card fraud166.5 per 1,000+33%

These figures count offences recorded by the police and gendarmerie, not how safe a place feels, and not every offence is reported. Rates are per 1,000 residents (per 1,000 homes for burglaries): where many people visit but few live, as in town centres and shopping areas, they are naturally higher. Small counts are not published.

Source: Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI), recorded crime by municipality 2024–2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Everyday life.

What is within one kilometre of the town hall. 6 public transport stops are within 800 m, and the nearest rail or tram station is 860 m away.

Supermarkets and convenience shops1
Bakeries2
Pharmacies1
Doctors0
Dentists1
Cafés and bars1
Restaurants0
Parks and gardens0
Playgrounds0
Sports pitches6
Gyms and sports halls2
Libraries1
Nurseries and childcare0
Bus stops12
Tram and metro stops2
Railway stations0

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Famars on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

16.3GPs per 10,000 residentsdépartement: 9.7
1pharmacieson 1 January 2025
1food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers
General practitioners4
Dentists4
Nurses2
Physiotherapists2
Pharmacies1
Group health centres1
Supermarkets and hypermarkets1
Bakeries2
EV charging stations1
Restaurants2
Hairdressers4
Nurseries1
Sports halls1
Gyms1
Libraries1

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Major hazards the State lists for Famars, prevention plans in force and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Floodingprevention plan
Earthquake
Transport of hazardous goods
Unexploded wartime munitions
3natural-disaster declarationssince 1992
December 1999latest recognised eventFloods and mudflows

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows2
Ground movement1

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026

Schools.

1 primary and nursery schools, 0 collèges and 1 lycées are open here, 1 of them state schools.

Ecole primaire Joliot-CuriePrimary school · state
Ecole technologique privée du Valenciennes Football ClubUpper secondary (lycée) · private

Source: Ministry of Education, school directory (Open Licence 2.0). Admission depends on catchment rules and each school’s own policy.