Lécluse has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 53% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,253/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Douaisis Agglo. Its strongest is schools (A): brevet results 5 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Lécluse 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 Lécluse.
HealthHealth D−
More deaths than Lécluse’s ages would predict, 153 per 100 expected, above Nord’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In the comparison, Lécluse comes above both Nord’s towns (105) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 154 residents of Lécluse died, against 101 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 53% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+53%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw153
Adjusted153
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Lécluse · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Douai Dechy
5 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
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Only 8.1% of commuters in Lécluse go to work without a car, fewer than in Nord’s towns and compared French towns
For Lécluse, that is below both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Lécluse has 100 jobs for 550 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,450 a year per consumption unit.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Lécluse, 0.2 per working resident
12.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 75% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Lécluse: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Lécluse sits above both Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lécluse: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Lécluse is Menhir dit La Pierre du Diable ou La Borne des Pierres.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Lécluse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 14 offenses in the graded categories in Lécluse in 2025. For family violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft 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, 44.1% of the index here.
6.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage9
Other physical violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud7
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.
6.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
44.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lécluse
Is Lécluse safe?
Lécluse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 16.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Lécluse good?
They grade A, better than 88% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lécluse expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.46/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Lécluse grades B− for cost of living.
About Lécluse
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Lécluse is a commune of 1,346 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.
