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It is a town of 9,600 residents in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Safety lags (D−): an average of 7.5 recorded violent incidents and 36.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Lesquin’s overall grade is C−, better than nearly a quarter of compared French towns. That places it #106 of 189 in Nord. It also trails on cost of living (D) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs & income is its strong suit: 3.1 jobs per working resident; 8.7% unemployment. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 62% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 22% 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 2 things Lesquin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Lesquin 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 Lesquin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Rictrude, in Ronchin, 0.7 mi away.
3.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, gardens and heritage in and near Lesquin. Best known first.
AttractionJardin des plantes de Lille4 km northwest, in Lille
MuseumForum départemental des sciences de Villeneuve-d'Ascq3.7 km northeast, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
MuseumMusée de l'Institut Pasteur de Lille5 km northwest, in LilleMuseumMuseumMaison de la photographie5 km north, in LilleChâteauChâteauChâteau de Fretin4.2 km south, in FretinTheme parkTheme parkL'ile de Tortuga3.5 km northwest, in LillePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lesquin.
In 2025, theft from vehicles led the graded crimes in Lesquin. With 14,200 jobs for 4,550 working residents, Lesquin draws people in from neighbouring communes. 469 offenses were reported in Lesquin during 2025.
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, 0.1% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Lesquin sell for €3,509/m², houses for €2,993/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €14.31/m² a month, above both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €12.10/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,993/m² | 193 |
| Apartments | €3,509/m² | 62 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
21.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 8.7%. Households’ median disposable income: €28,480 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
14% of residents are 65 or over, below both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 20% of the people here. People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Lesquin | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 47% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 550 residents of Lesquin died, against 569 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. Life expectancy in Nord: 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. There are 14 general practitioners locally.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 435 candidates at 3 lycées. Near Lesquin, 90.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with Nord’s towns (90.4%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). For exam results, it comes #113 of 195 in Nord.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Théodore MonodNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 124 | 91%+1 pt |
| Lycée FaidherbeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 376 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège Miriam MakebaBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 97 | 84%+12 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lesquin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
11 notable people were born in Lesquin.
Alexis Zywiecki: Maxb21 me, Public domain · Axel Allétru: Team Alletru, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dany Wattebled: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesquin | 9,600 | — | C− | D | D− | C+ |
| Ronchin | 19,787 | 1.3 | C− | C− | C− | C |
| Lezennes | 2,978 | 1.8 | C | D | D− | C |
| Faches-Thumesnil | 18,619 | 1.8 | D | C− | D | C |
| Sainghin-en-Mélantois | 2,840 | 2.5 | B− | D | B | D |
| Fretin | 3,214 | 2.6 | B | D | C+ | C |
| Templemars | 3,669 | 2.6 | C+ | D | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D− for safety, #178 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 25 burglaries and 116 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 48% of compared French towns and #113 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 99% of 376 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Faidherbe 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.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lesquin grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Lesquin is a commune of 9,600 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.