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A town of 611 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

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Ledringhem is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Ledringhem’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Ledringhem’s story

No historic monuments in Ledringhem

The Culture ministry lists no building in Ledringhem as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Wormhout, 2 mi away.

11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ledringhem.

Who lives here

More people in Ledringhem hold a degree than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 38%

In the comparison, Ledringhem comes above both Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.2% of residents.

43.8median age
LedringhemNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ledringhem
LedringhemNord medianFrance median
Under 1520%19%17%
15–249.2%12%11%
25–4423%24%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+17%19%22%
No diploma12%23%19%
CAP or BEP21%26%26%
Baccalauréat25%18%18%
Higher education38%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Ledringhem, 5.6%, runs below Nord’s towns and compared French towns

For Ledringhem, that is below both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Ledringhem has 50 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €28,140 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Ledringhem, 0.2 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

91.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 4.4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Ledringhem sits above both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

91.7%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Ledringhem91.7%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Ledringhem88.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège8694%+5 pts
Lycée professionnel de l'YserNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée4088%+1 pt
Collège du HoutlandBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège11890%+4 pts
88%
passed the vocational bac, +1 pt against the expected rate
91.7%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4.4 pts against the expected rate
1.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Ledringhem is €11.28/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.28/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ledringhem€11.28/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€11.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.27 to €13.72/m² a month)
€9.30/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château d'Esquelbecq and 3 more in and around Ledringhem

Museums and heritage in and near Ledringhem. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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Everything we know about Ledringhem

13pages on Ledringhem

Landmarks

Nothing in Ledringhem is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Ledringhem

2 notable people were born in Ledringhem.

Their page →

Ledringhem’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Nord →
WormhoutSteenvoordeBerguesHoymilleWattenHazebrouckWormhoutSteenvoordeBerguesHoymilleWattenHazebrouckLedringhem
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ledringhem611—————
Wormhout5,5842AC+B+B−
Steenvoorde4,3326.8A−BB+C−
Bergues3,5257.7BCBD
Hoymille3,2598—C—B
Watten2,56410B+A−A−D
Hazebrouck21,91210B−B−B−C−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Ledringhem

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Ledringhem is a commune of 611 people in the Communauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre. 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

Population
611 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.7 sq mi (7.1 km²)
INSEE code
59338

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.