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It is a town of 2,267 residents in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Households here earn well: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 8.0% unemployment. Where it falls short is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: 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). Herlies has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Herlies does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Herlies 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.
Herlies has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Herlies as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Carvin, 7.3 mi away.
2.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Herlies.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €11.37/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 62 homes were sold in Herlies. The estimated advertised rent is €12.42/m² a month, in line with Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,752/m² | 62 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Herlies has 3 family doctors. The nearest emergency department to Herlies is Etablissement de Sante Hopital Saint Philibert Lomme, 7.1 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 209 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 269, 29% more. In Nord, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B.
People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, close to Nord’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 18% of the population. 21% of residents are 65 or over.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Herlies | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.0%, below both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.9% of commuters travelled at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and museums in and near Herlies. Best known first.
Nothing in Herlies is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Herlies.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herlies | 2,267 | — | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Sainghin-en-Weppes | 5,638 | 2.4 | B+ | C− | A− | C |
| Salomé | 3,182 | 3.3 | B− | C+ | B+ | C− |
| La Bassée | 6,650 | 3.7 | C− | C+ | C− | D |
| Wavrin | 7,758 | 3.8 | C+ | C− | B− | D |
| Violaines Pas-de-Calais | 3,839 | 4.1 | B+ | C | A | D− |
| Billy-Berclau Pas-de-Calais | 5,093 | 4.2 | B | C | A− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Herlies has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Herlies grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Herlies is a commune of 2,267 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 October 30, 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.