Lallaing grades C overall and ranks #89 of 189 in Nord. On that grade it does better than 28% of compared French towns. Incomes are on the low side (D−): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 17.8% unemployment. It also trails on health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €1,565/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Douaisis Agglo. Fewer journeys need a car (B+): nearly three quarters of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Lallaing 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lallaing.
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Lallaing is above 76% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its two care homes for older people (144 places) count their residents as Lallaing’s; allowing for them, deaths were 2% below expected. 877 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 724: 21% above. Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. There are 5 general practitioners locally.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw121
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Lallaing · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Douai Dechy
4.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Douai Dechy
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Lallaing has higher unemployment than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 17.8%
After tax and benefits, the median income is €20,880 a year per consumption unit. Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Also worth knowing: at the census, 3.1% of working residents in Lallaing didn’t travel to work at all.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport5%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,400
jobs based in Lallaing, 0.6 per working resident
17.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 73% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Bac results near Lallaing run low: 76.1% passed, below Nord’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Lallaing, four fifths of collège pupils passed the brevet, below both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%). For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.5 mi away. On results, collèges and lycées here come #143 of 195 in Nord.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Lallaing is lower than in 67% of compared French towns
All told, Lallaing had 123 recorded offenses in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 9.9 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 7.9 (2023–2025 average). Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Lallaing (2025).
7.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage39
Family violence32
Other physical violence20
Sexual violence12
Burglary12
Vehicle theft8
Armed robbery0
Fraud32
Theft without violence19
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.
7.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
123
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For 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, 2.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Lallaing has 2 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 4.5% of the total, below Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Lallaing is graded a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
140 sales of houses and apartments in Lallaing, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,565/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.05/m² a month. The sales split: 92% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,565/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lallaing€1,565/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,607/m²
129
€11.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.95 to €14.18/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,540
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Douaisis Agglo
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Lallaing hold a degree than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 18%
The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a quarter of residents. Ages in Lallaing split evenly at 42.8: half are older, half younger. 11% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than Nord’s towns (12%) and near compared French towns (11%).
42.8median age
LallaingNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Borne au Queviron, sise au Marais-des-Six-Villes: Photo: Felouch Kotek · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien château des comtes de Lallaing: Photo: JackyM59 · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lallaing
Is Lallaing safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #41 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 39 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Lallaing good?
They grade C, better than 32% of compared French towns and #143 of 195 in Nord. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lallaing expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,565/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.26/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Lallaing grades C+ for cost of living.
About Lallaing
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Lallaing is a commune of 6,287 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Douaisis Agglo. 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
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.
