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5,341 people call this town in Nord, Hauts-de-France home.
The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. Where it does best is safety (A): an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Erquinghem-Lys’s overall grade, B+, puts it better than 73% of compared French towns. It ranks #19 of 189 in Nord. Add walkability to its strengths (A−): just over two thirds of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Erquinghem-Lys does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Erquinghem-Lys 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Erquinghem-Lys has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.
2.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Erquinghem-Lys.
2025 saw 59 offenses recorded in Erquinghem-Lys. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 12.0% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Erquinghem-Lys holds 1,550 jobs; 2,400 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €25,920 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Nord’s towns (€23,900). At the census, nearly a tenth of working residents in Erquinghem-Lys went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €2,275/m² in Erquinghem-Lys, apartments for €2,714/m². The median price, €2,355/m², comes from 181 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026. Also worth knowing: of the homes sold, 83% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,275/m² | 151 |
| Apartments | €2,714/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 19%, about level with Nord’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 33% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Erquinghem-Lys | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 372 candidates at 3 lycées. Its collèges and lycées rank #61 of 195 in Nord on results. At the lycées within 5 km of Erquinghem-Lys, 92.8% passed the bac, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and above Nord’s towns (90.4%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RostandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 104 | 69%−3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Gustave EiffelNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 243 | 96%−1 pt |
| Institut Nicolas Barré PrivateBest against expectations: 21 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 205 | 87%+21 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
2.3% of its homes were built before 1919, below Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Nord: 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 365 deaths in Erquinghem-Lys from 2016 to 2025; there were 382, 5% more. There are 8 general practitioners here.
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.
Museums, other places to visit and family days out in and near Erquinghem-Lys. Best known first.
Erquinghem-Lys has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Erquinghem-Lys yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erquinghem-Lys | 5,341 | — | B+ | C− | A | C+ |
| Nieppe | 7,764 | 1.6 | B− | C | C+ | C+ |
| Armentières | 26,998 | 1.7 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| La Chapelle-d'Armentières | 8,754 | 1.8 | B | C− | C+ | B |
| Fleurbaix Pas-de-Calais | 2,947 | 2.1 | — | C− | — | A |
| Houplines | 7,921 | 2.9 | C | C | C+ | C− |
| Sailly-sur-la-Lys Pas-de-Calais | 3,981 | 3.2 | A+ | B | A | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #9 of 189 in Nord.
They grade B+, better than 66% of compared French towns and #61 of 195 in Nord. 96% of 243 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Gustave Eiffel in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,355/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Erquinghem-Lys grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Erquinghem-Lys is a commune of 5,341 people in the Métropole Européenne de Lille. 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
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.