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4,883 residents make their home in this town in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
A tough set of grades. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. With a D overall, Lambres-lez-Douai is better than 13% of compared French towns and ranks #135 of 189 in Nord. Walkability is its strong suit — 87% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,573/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Douaisis Agglo.
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.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Lambres-lez-Douai does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Lambres-lez-Douai 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Lambres-lez-Douai as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Théâtre municipal, in Douai, 1 mi away.
4.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Lambres-lez-Douai. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la Chartreuse2.4 km north, in DouaiAttractionAttractionBeffroi de Douai1.8 km northeast, in DouaiAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye des Prés de Douai2.8 km north, in DouaiChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gœulzin4.3 km southeast, in GœulzinFortFortPorte d'Arras1.4 km north, in DouaiMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse Saints-Joseph-et-Morand de Douai2.4 km north, in DouaiPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lambres-lez-Douai.
2,650 jobs are based in Lambres-lez-Douai, for 1,850 working residents (1.4 per worker). At the census, 3.1% of working residents in Lambres-lez-Douai didn’t travel to work at all. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,240 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
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. From 2016 to 2025, 677 residents of Lambres-lez-Douai died, against 564 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% more. Its care home for older people (94 places) counts its residents as Lambres-lez-Douai’s; allowing for it, deaths were 4% above expected. The town has 21 family doctors.
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.
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Lambres-lez-Douai. The 2025 count: 124 offenses locally. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 7.7 violent offenses and 20.9 graded property crimes a year.
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 80% passed the bac pro, of 495 candidates at 3 lycées. The bac pass rate near Lambres-lez-Douai is 90.1%, about level with Nord’s towns (90.4%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). Schools rank #160 of 195 in Nord.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège André MalrauxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 127 | 86%−2 pts |
| Lycée Edgar MorinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 55 | 93%+6 pts |
| Collège Romain RollandBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 65 | 85%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,573/m²: 179 houses and apartments sold in Lambres-lez-Douai between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.96/m² a month. Houses were 92% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,573/m² | 165 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Children under 15 make up 17% of residents. The age that splits Lambres-lez-Douai in two is 46.8.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Lambres-lez-Douai | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Lambres-lez-Douai is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Lambres-lez-Douai.
Victoire Berteau: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambres-lez-Douai | 4,883 | — | D | C+ | C− | D |
| Courchelettes | 2,855 | 0.7 | C− | C+ | B+ | C |
| Douai | 40,250 | 1.7 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
| Sin-le-Noble | 16,076 | 1.9 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Cuincy | 6,467 | 2.1 | C− | C | C+ | C− |
| Brebières Pas-de-Calais | 5,283 | 2.4 | B− | B | C | D |
| Dechy | 5,338 | 2.6 | D− | B− | D | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #125 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 30 burglaries and 33 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 24% of compared French towns and #160 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 93% of 55 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Edgar Morin in 2025, 6 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,573/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.11/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Lambres-lez-Douai grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Lambres-lez-Douai is a commune of 4,883 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
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.