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2026 ranking · brevet pass rate

The towns in Hauts-de-France with the highest brevet pass rate

Linselles (Nord) has the highest brevet pass rate in Hauts-de-France: 97.7%. Next come Marquise (Pas-de-Calais, 97.4%) and Bergues (Nord, 97.0%).

115 towns ranked out of 3,782

Linselles, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stLinselles 97.7% Nord
  2. 2ndMarquise 97.4% Pas-de-Calais
  3. 3rdBergues 97.0% Nord

This ranking covers 115 of the 3,782 towns in Hauts-de-France. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Denain (Nord) comes last with 65.9%.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: highest brevet pass rates in Hauts-de-France

Rank Town Department Brevet pass rate Proportional bar Population
1 Linselles Nord (59) 97.7 8,249
2 Marquise Pas-de-Calais (62) 97.4 5,288
3 Bergues Nord (59) 97.0 3,565
4 Cysoing Nord (59) 96.8 4,918
5 Ardres Pas-de-Calais (62) 96.5 4,439
6 Lesquin Nord (59) 96.2 9,691
7 Desvres Pas-de-Calais (62) 96.1 4,866
8 Longuenesse Pas-de-Calais (62) 95.9 11,039
9 Laventie Pas-de-Calais (62) 95.8 5,137
10 tied Seclin Nord (59) 95.0 13,360
10 tied Orchies Nord (59) 95.0 8,528
12 tied Étaples Pas-de-Calais (62) 94.9 10,819
12 tied Pérenchies Nord (59) 94.9 8,519
14 Lumbres Pas-de-Calais (62) 94.6 3,639
15 Solesmes Nord (59) 94.5 4,252
16 Marcq-en-Barœul Nord (59) 94.4 40,930
17 tied Bailleul Nord (59) 94.1 14,960
17 tied Bourbourg Nord (59) 94.1 6,977
19 Senlis Oise (60) 93.6 15,711
20 tied Albert Somme (80) 93.4 9,668
20 tied Steenvoorde Nord (59) 93.4 4,401
22 Frévent Pas-de-Calais (62) 93.3 3,299
23 Nieppe Nord (59) 92.5 7,846
24 Saint-Saulve Nord (59) 92.4 11,105
25 Lambersart Nord (59) 92.3 27,572
26 Montreuil-sur-Mer Pas-de-Calais (62) 92.2 2,036
27 Saint-Amand-les-Eaux Nord (59) 92.1 16,239
28 Flixecourt Somme (80) 91.8 3,284
29 Wormhout Nord (59) 91.7 5,676
30 Saint-Martin-Boulogne Pas-de-Calais (62) 91.6 11,038
31 Aire-sur-la-Lys Pas-de-Calais (62) 91.5 9,856
32 Gravelines Nord (59) 91.2 11,604
33 La Bassée Nord (59) 91.1 6,687
34 Saint-Omer Pas-de-Calais (62) 91.0 14,954
35 Neuville-en-Ferrain Nord (59) 90.7 10,074
36 Merville Nord (59) 90.6 9,908
37 tied Amiens Somme (80) 90.0 139,183
37 tied Corbie Somme (80) 90.0 6,066
39 Saint-André-lez-Lille Nord (59) 89.9 13,354
40 Rue Somme (80) 89.4 3,087
41 Soissons Aisne (02) 89.0 28,664
42 tied Arras Pas-de-Calais (62) 88.9 43,765
42 tied Halluin Nord (59) 88.9 20,864
44 Boulogne-sur-Mer Pas-de-Calais (62) 88.7 40,924
45 Compiègne Oise (60) 88.6 41,774
46 tied Villeneuve-d'Ascq Nord (59) 88.4 63,462
46 tied Béthune Pas-de-Calais (62) 88.4 25,585
48 Montdidier Somme (80) 88.3 6,032
49 tied Coudekerque-Branche Nord (59) 88.2 21,033
49 tied Comines Nord (59) 88.2 12,824
51 tied Hazebrouck Nord (59) 88.0 22,331
51 tied Haubourdin Nord (59) 88.0 15,202
53 tied Hem Nord (59) 87.7 18,719
53 tied Doullens Somme (80) 87.7 5,938
53 tied Watten Nord (59) 87.7 2,588
56 Bohain-en-Vermandois Aisne (02) 87.6 5,671
57 Hondschoote Nord (59) 87.4 4,062
58 La Madeleine Nord (59) 87.2 22,006
59 tied Lille Nord (59) 87.1 240,109
59 tied Hirson Aisne (02) 87.1 8,595
61 Tourcoing Nord (59) 86.9 99,346
62 Beauvais Oise (60) 86.8 56,934
63 Somain Nord (59) 86.7 11,837
64 Valenciennes Nord (59) 86.6 43,966
65 tied Crépy-en-Valois Oise (60) 86.2 14,600
65 tied Roye Somme (80) 86.2 5,909
65 tied Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise Pas-de-Calais (62) 86.2 4,783
68 Wattignies Nord (59) 85.9 15,725
69 Pont-Sainte-Maxence Oise (60) 85.6 12,496
70 Berck Pas-de-Calais (62) 85.5 13,289
71 tied Mons-en-Barœul Nord (59) 85.3 21,244
71 tied Fruges Pas-de-Calais (62) 85.3 2,570
73 Cambrai Nord (59) 84.9 31,738
74 Chauny Aisne (02) 84.8 12,024
75 Abbeville Somme (80) 84.3 22,793
76 Dunkerque Nord (59) 83.9 87,442
77 tied Nogent-sur-Oise Oise (60) 83.6 22,177
77 tied Carvin Pas-de-Calais (62) 83.6 18,033
77 tied Chaumont-en-Vexin Oise (60) 83.6 3,382
80 Armentières Nord (59) 83.3 27,382
81 Méru Oise (60) 82.9 14,049
82 tied Laon Aisne (02) 82.8 24,809
82 tied Estaires Nord (59) 82.8 6,648
82 tied Bapaume Pas-de-Calais (62) 82.8 4,071
85 tied Wattrelos Nord (59) 82.7 41,013
85 tied Ham Somme (80) 82.7 4,456
87 Calais Pas-de-Calais (62) 82.6 68,246
88 Saint-Quentin Aisne (02) 82.3 53,963
89 Lillers Pas-de-Calais (62) 82.2 10,302
90 Douai Nord (59) 81.9 41,108
91 Villers-Cotterêts Aisne (02) 81.3 10,885
92 Lens Pas-de-Calais (62) 81.1 33,122
93 Ronchin Nord (59) 80.8 19,943
94 Hesdin-la-Forêt Pas-de-Calais (62) 80.2 4,587
95 Noyon Oise (60) 79.8 13,173
96 Bruay-la-Buissière Pas-de-Calais (62) 79.2 21,772
97 Faches-Thumesnil Nord (59) 79.1 18,722
98 Roubaix Nord (59) 78.7 98,701
99 tied Hénin-Beaumont Pas-de-Calais (62) 78.4 26,029
99 tied Aulnoye-Aymeries Nord (59) 78.4 8,852

Source: French Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet results; candidates who passed the brevet at the latest session, all of the town’s middle schools combined, towns with at least two middle schools. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest brevet pass rates in Hauts-de-France: FAQ

Which town in Hauts-de-France has the highest brevet pass rate?

Linselles (Nord) has the highest brevet pass rate in Hauts-de-France: 97.7%.

What are the 10 towns in Hauts-de-France with the highest brevet pass rate?

In order: Linselles (97.7%), Marquise (97.4%), Bergues (97.0%), Cysoing (96.8%), Ardres (96.5%), Lesquin (96.2%), Desvres (96.1%), Longuenesse (95.9%), Laventie (95.8%), and Seclin (95.0%).

Which town in Hauts-de-France has the lowest brevet pass rate?

Denain (Nord) has the lowest brevet pass rate in Hauts-de-France: 65.9%. See the towns in Hauts-de-France with the lowest brevet pass rate.

How many towns in Hauts-de-France are ranked?

115 out of 3,782. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results.

How is this rate calculated?

It is the share of candidates who sat the brevet (the national exam French students take at the end of middle school, at about age 15) and passed it at the latest session, all of the town’s middle schools combined (public and state-contracted private schools, general and vocational tracks), according to results published by the French Ministry of Education. Pass rates depend heavily on the students each school takes in; town pages also show each middle school’s value added, which accounts for this. Only towns with at least two middle schools are ranked, so that the ranking compares towns rather than individual schools.

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