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A town of 9,521 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Leers grades C− overall: better than 24% of compared French towns, and #105 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 6.9 recorded violent incidents and 29.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,651/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 88% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Leers does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Leers 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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Leers has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2006.
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Leers. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des arts et traditions populaires2.3 km northwest, in Wattrelos
MuseumLa Manufacture, musée de la mémoire et de la création textile3.2 km west, in Roubaix
MuseumArchives nationales du monde du travail4.5 km west, in RoubaixMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent de la Visitation de Roubaix4.2 km northwest, in RoubaixAttractionAttractionVélodrome André Pétrieux2.6 km west, in RoubaixPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Leers.
Police and gendarmerie figures for Leers show 298 offenses in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
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SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,651/m², comes from 291 sales of houses and apartments in Leers from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 92% were houses. Renting a house costs an estimated €11.93/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,611/m² | 267 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,220 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Leers: 3,350, for 4,050 residents in work (0.8 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 67% passed the bac pro, of 497 candidates at 8 lycées. The town’s schools place #153 of 195 in Nord on results. At the four general lycées, 88% of 1,100 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Alphonse DaudetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 114 | 96%+6 pts |
| Lycée Maxence Van Der MeerschNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 178 | 89%−1 pt |
| Collège Rosa ParksBest against expectations: 18 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 107 | 78%+18 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
6 GPs practise in Leers. Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 880 residents of Leers died, against 909 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 19th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 7.4% of the total, higher than Nord’s towns (6.3%) and near compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by a third of adults. Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Nord’s towns (12%). Residents of Leers have a median age of 45.6.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Leers | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Leers has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Leers as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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It grades D for safety, #162 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 31 burglaries and 85 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns and #153 of 195 in Nord. 89% of 178 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Maxence Van Der Meersch in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,651/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Leers grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Leers is a commune of 9,521 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
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 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.