Where it does best is walkability: 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 35% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Lambersart grades B overall and ranks #30 of 189 in Nord. Set against the rest, it does better than 61% of compared French towns. Health is a strength too (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. What counts against it is cost of living (D−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Crime is the sore point: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 21 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, 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 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 Lambersart 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 Lambersart.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Incomes in Lambersart run higher than in both Nord’s towns and compared French towns: a median €31,550 a year per consumption unit
9.2% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Lambersart holds 7,350 jobs; 12,050 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. At the census, 3.6% of working residents in Lambersart didn’t travel to work at all.
35%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving60%
Public transport19%
Bicycle11%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
7,350
jobs based in Lambersart, 0.6 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Lambersart than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: €15.97/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €3,333/m², higher than both Nord’s towns (€1,810/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). The split in Lambersart: €3,585/m² for houses, €3,038/m² for apartments. Houses made up nearly two thirds of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€3,333/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lambersart€3,333/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,585/m²
752
Apartments
€3,038/m²
411
€15.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.79 to €19.95/m² a month)
9.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole Européenne de Lille
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Mortality in Lambersart, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Nord’s towns and compared French towns: 76 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 2,548 deaths in Lambersart from 2016 to 2025; there were 2,142, 16% fewer. Life expectancy in Nord: 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. This Nord town has 36 family doctors.
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
36
GPs in Lambersart · 6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Etablissement de Sante Hopital Saint Philibert Lomme
1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive le Bois
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More crime per resident in Lambersart than in 69% of compared French towns
More of the graded crimes in Lambersart were criminal damage than anything else (2025). The police record for Lambersart lists 674 offenses in 2025.
4.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage209
Burglary155
Theft from vehicles106
Vehicle theft86
Family violence49
Other physical violence39
Sexual violence30
Fraud179
Theft without violence124
Drug use41
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.
4.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
674
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
89.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the 30 collèges within 5 km, 1.9 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 83% passed the bac pro, of 879 candidates at 10 lycées. The bac pass rate near Lambersart is 93.8%, higher than Nord’s towns (90.4%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). Its schools’ results rank #60 of 195 in Nord.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Lambersart than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 56% of adults
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, about level with Nord’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Lambersart is 40.1. Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents.
40.1median age
LambersartNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP14%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education56%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
4 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2005
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 19th century. 4.5% of homes were built before 1919. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2005.
4historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit4
19th c.
oldest protected part
2000
first monument protected
2005
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Maison d'habitation Villa Saint-Charles: Photo: Abdel-hakim Mezine · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Villa Saint-Georges: Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison d'habitation Sdez: Photo: Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY-SA 4.0
Jean Baratte: Winterbergen / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Georges Winckelmans: http://www.pari-et-gagne.com/equipe/equipe-lillois.html, Public domain · Victor Sdez: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Albert Legrand: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Lambersart’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lambersart
Is Lambersart safe?
It grades C for safety, #107 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 155 burglaries and 209 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Lambersart good?
They grade B+, better than 67% of compared French towns and #60 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 97% of 261 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Perrin in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lambersart expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lambersart grades D− for cost of living.
About Lambersart
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Lambersart is a commune of 27,090 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
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.
