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2026 ranking · brevet pass rate

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

Denain (Nord) has the lowest brevet pass rate in Hauts-de-France: 65.9%. Next come Hautmont (Nord, 67.1%) and Loos (Nord, 68.4%).

115 towns ranked out of 3,782

Denain, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stDenain 65.9% Nord
  2. 2ndHautmont 67.1% Nord
  3. 3rdLoos 68.4% 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. At the other end of the ranking, Linselles (Nord) comes last with 97.7%.

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: lowest brevet pass rates in Hauts-de-France

Rank Town Department Brevet pass rate Proportional bar Population
1 Denain Nord (59) 65.9 20,777
2 Hautmont Nord (59) 67.1 14,232
3 Loos Nord (59) 68.4 22,850
4 Creil Oise (60) 72.3 36,533
5 Auchel Pas-de-Calais (62) 73.7 10,098
6 Jeumont Nord (59) 75.3 10,260
7 Avion Pas-de-Calais (62) 75.5 17,556
8 Guise Aisne (02) 75.6 4,549
9 Maubeuge Nord (59) 76.3 29,031
10 Péronne Somme (80) 77.2 7,265
11 Caudry Nord (59) 77.4 13,980
12 Liévin Pas-de-Calais (62) 77.6 30,398
13 Grande-Synthe Nord (59) 77.9 20,411
14 Fourmies Nord (59) 78.0 11,644
15 Château-Thierry Aisne (02) 78.1 15,366
16 tied Hénin-Beaumont Pas-de-Calais (62) 78.4 26,029
16 tied Aulnoye-Aymeries Nord (59) 78.4 8,852
18 Roubaix Nord (59) 78.7 98,701
19 Faches-Thumesnil Nord (59) 79.1 18,722
20 Bruay-la-Buissière Pas-de-Calais (62) 79.2 21,772
21 Noyon Oise (60) 79.8 13,173
22 Hesdin-la-Forêt Pas-de-Calais (62) 80.2 4,587
23 Ronchin Nord (59) 80.8 19,943
24 Lens Pas-de-Calais (62) 81.1 33,122
25 Villers-Cotterêts Aisne (02) 81.3 10,885
26 Douai Nord (59) 81.9 41,108
27 Lillers Pas-de-Calais (62) 82.2 10,302
28 Saint-Quentin Aisne (02) 82.3 53,963
29 Calais Pas-de-Calais (62) 82.6 68,246
30 tied Wattrelos Nord (59) 82.7 41,013
30 tied Ham Somme (80) 82.7 4,456
32 tied Laon Aisne (02) 82.8 24,809
32 tied Estaires Nord (59) 82.8 6,648
32 tied Bapaume Pas-de-Calais (62) 82.8 4,071
35 Méru Oise (60) 82.9 14,049
36 Armentières Nord (59) 83.3 27,382
37 tied Nogent-sur-Oise Oise (60) 83.6 22,177
37 tied Carvin Pas-de-Calais (62) 83.6 18,033
37 tied Chaumont-en-Vexin Oise (60) 83.6 3,382
40 Dunkerque Nord (59) 83.9 87,442
41 Abbeville Somme (80) 84.3 22,793
42 Chauny Aisne (02) 84.8 12,024
43 Cambrai Nord (59) 84.9 31,738
44 tied Mons-en-Barœul Nord (59) 85.3 21,244
44 tied Fruges Pas-de-Calais (62) 85.3 2,570
46 Berck Pas-de-Calais (62) 85.5 13,289
47 Pont-Sainte-Maxence Oise (60) 85.6 12,496
48 Wattignies Nord (59) 85.9 15,725
49 tied Crépy-en-Valois Oise (60) 86.2 14,600
49 tied Roye Somme (80) 86.2 5,909
49 tied Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise Pas-de-Calais (62) 86.2 4,783
52 Valenciennes Nord (59) 86.6 43,966
53 Somain Nord (59) 86.7 11,837
54 Beauvais Oise (60) 86.8 56,934
55 Tourcoing Nord (59) 86.9 99,346
56 tied Lille Nord (59) 87.1 240,109
56 tied Hirson Aisne (02) 87.1 8,595
58 La Madeleine Nord (59) 87.2 22,006
59 Hondschoote Nord (59) 87.4 4,062
60 Bohain-en-Vermandois Aisne (02) 87.6 5,671
61 tied Hem Nord (59) 87.7 18,719
61 tied Doullens Somme (80) 87.7 5,938
61 tied Watten Nord (59) 87.7 2,588
64 tied Hazebrouck Nord (59) 88.0 22,331
64 tied Haubourdin Nord (59) 88.0 15,202
66 tied Coudekerque-Branche Nord (59) 88.2 21,033
66 tied Comines Nord (59) 88.2 12,824
68 Montdidier Somme (80) 88.3 6,032
69 tied Villeneuve-d'Ascq Nord (59) 88.4 63,462
69 tied Béthune Pas-de-Calais (62) 88.4 25,585
71 Compiègne Oise (60) 88.6 41,774
72 Boulogne-sur-Mer Pas-de-Calais (62) 88.7 40,924
73 tied Arras Pas-de-Calais (62) 88.9 43,765
73 tied Halluin Nord (59) 88.9 20,864
75 Soissons Aisne (02) 89.0 28,664
76 Rue Somme (80) 89.4 3,087
77 Saint-André-lez-Lille Nord (59) 89.9 13,354
78 tied Amiens Somme (80) 90.0 139,183
78 tied Corbie Somme (80) 90.0 6,066
80 Merville Nord (59) 90.6 9,908
81 Neuville-en-Ferrain Nord (59) 90.7 10,074
82 Saint-Omer Pas-de-Calais (62) 91.0 14,954
83 La Bassée Nord (59) 91.1 6,687
84 Gravelines Nord (59) 91.2 11,604
85 Aire-sur-la-Lys Pas-de-Calais (62) 91.5 9,856
86 Saint-Martin-Boulogne Pas-de-Calais (62) 91.6 11,038
87 Wormhout Nord (59) 91.7 5,676
88 Flixecourt Somme (80) 91.8 3,284
89 Saint-Amand-les-Eaux Nord (59) 92.1 16,239
90 Montreuil-sur-Mer Pas-de-Calais (62) 92.2 2,036
91 Lambersart Nord (59) 92.3 27,572
92 Saint-Saulve Nord (59) 92.4 11,105
93 Nieppe Nord (59) 92.5 7,846
94 Frévent Pas-de-Calais (62) 93.3 3,299
95 tied Albert Somme (80) 93.4 9,668
95 tied Steenvoorde Nord (59) 93.4 4,401
97 Senlis Oise (60) 93.6 15,711
98 tied Bailleul Nord (59) 94.1 14,960
98 tied Bourbourg Nord (59) 94.1 6,977
100 Marcq-en-Barœul Nord (59) 94.4 40,930

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

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

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%.

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

In order: Denain (65.9%), Hautmont (67.1%), Loos (68.4%), Creil (72.3%), Auchel (73.7%), Jeumont (75.3%), Avion (75.5%), Guise (75.6%), Maubeuge (76.3%), and Péronne (77.2%).

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%. See the towns in Hauts-de-France with the highest 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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