Overview
Wattrelos rates 52/100 across Hexagon's 16 criteria for its 40,836 residents. Its clearest strengths are everyday services (top 3% nationally) and transport links (top 6% nationally), while recorded crime sits in the bottom 5%. The area averages 1,759 sunshine hours a year; it lies within the Genièvre Flandre-Artois IG area. Wattrelos obtient 52/100 sur les 16 critères d’Hexagon pour ses 40 836 habitants. Son atout le plus net : les services du quotidien (top 3 % national) et les liaisons de transport (top 6 % national), tandis que la délinquance enregistrée se situe dans les derniers 5 %. Le secteur bénéficie d’environ 1 759 heures de soleil par an ; la commune fait partie de l’aire IG Genièvre Flandre-Artois.
Climate
Sunshine
1,759 h/yr
p18of 34,499
p62in Nord
Sunny days
128 d/yr
days >50% sunlit
p52in Nord
Rain days
122 d/yr
p63of 34,738
p97in Nord
Annual rainfall
677 mm/yr
total volume
p39in Nord
Heavy rain
3 d/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
p15in Nord
Torrential
0.0 d/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
p61in Nord
Hot days >30°
9 d/yr
heatwave-run days
p83of 34,738
p71in Nord
Winter low
2.3 °C
p61of 34,680
p72in Nord
Muggy days
3 d/yr
TG≥22° & HU≥70%
p54of 34,738
p28in Nord
Wind
3.6 m/s
annual mean
p71in Nord
Local weather · day by day
Wed77°56°
Thu76°61°0.5 mm
Fri74°55°
Sat80°57°Today
Sun79°63°
Mon85°64°
Tue83°66°
Cost & living
Median price
$2,140 /m²
$2,500 $7,740
p25of 30,559
p25in Nord
Property tax
67.8 %
TFPB rate · consolidated
lowest in Nord
Infrastructure
Services index
10 /10
BPE composite
p97of 14,022
FTTH fibre
98 %
p39of 34,738
p17in Nord
GP access
4.60 c/yr
p91of 34,205
p78in Nord
Brevet pass
83 %
p25of 3,610
p39in Nord
Amenities · BPE counts · 82 total82 au total
35 GP
14 PHARMACY
16 BAKERY
13 DENTIST
4 SUPERMARKET
Access
Work locally
23 %
residents working in commune
People
Population
40,847
7thof 647 in Nord
Median income
$22,100 /yr
standard of living
p11in Nord
Poverty rate
22.0 %
below 60% of median
p30in Nord
Unemployment
16.2 %
active pop. out of work
p16in Nord
Remote work
2.6 %
work from home
p16in Nord
Pop. trend
-0.14 %/yr
shrinking
p44of 34,732
p46in Nord
Tourist beds
0 /1k res.
0 beds total0 lits au total
p70of 34,738
p40in Nord
Elevation
27 m
Risk & safety
Crime
High
p5of 16,490
p7in Nord
49.3‰
Flood exposure
Moderate
Major risks present
EarthquakeHazardous-materials transportOther hazards
Terroir & appellations
IG
Genièvre Flandre-Artois
Within the Genièvre Flandre-Artois appellation area (IG).Située dans l’aire de l’appellation Genièvre Flandre-Artois (IG).
Identity
Identity
It lies within the Genièvre Flandre-Artois appellation area.Elle se situe dans l’aire de l’appellation Genièvre Flandre-Artois.
Twinned with
Eschweiler · Siemianowice Śląskie · Mohács
Score breakdown
52 Real estate 25
Services 97
Healthcare 91
Fibre 39
Safety 5
Pop trend 44
Sun 18
Schools 25
Rain 63
Heat 83
Winter 61
Muggy 54
Landscape 14
Transport 94
Tourism 70
Nat. risk 41