Lewarde has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 16.3% unemployment. At the median price of €1,482/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% 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.
Each subject compares Lewarde 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 Lewarde.
Schools
74.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, 6.2 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Lewarde is 88.9%, below Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Collège pupils travel 1.4 mi to the nearest one.
91%passed the bac (general and technological)D−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Unemployment in Lewarde, 16.3%, runs above Nord’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income was €23,480 a year per consumption unit, close to Nord’s towns (€23,900) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 7.1% of working residents in Lewarde went to work by public transport.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport7%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
400
jobs based in Lewarde, 0.5 per working resident
16.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Deaths in Lewarde run below what its ages would predict: 78 per 100 expected, fewer than Nord’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 216 residents of Lewarde died, against 202 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% more. At birth, a girl in Nord can expect 84.5 years and a boy 78.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Lewarde can choose among 4 GPs.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Lewarde · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Douai Dechy
2.8 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
Lewarde keeps more of its old housing than Nord or compared French towns: 11% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Lewarde: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Centre Historique Minier de Lewarde (ancien site minier de la fosse Delloye de la compagnie des mines d'Aniche). Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Lewarde gets a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.46/m² a month, near Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 97% of what sold. A house rents for an estimated €8.93/m² a month.
€1,482/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lewarde€1,482/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,491/m²
68
€11.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.73 to €15.04/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,340
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Lewarde ranks below 54% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Violence against people averaged 7.4 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 13.1. Over 2025, Lewarde logged 47 recorded offenses. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
7.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage29
Burglary10
Family violence8
Armed robbery0
Drug use16
Fraud16
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.
7.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
47
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
21.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, 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, 21.8% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
A quarter of adults hold a degree. The 15-to-24 age group: 12%, about level with Nord’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older.
41.9median age
LewardeNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lewarde
Is Lewarde safe?
It grades B− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 29 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Lewarde good?
They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns. 91% of 327 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Arthur Rimbaud in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lewarde expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,482/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Lewarde grades C+ for cost of living.
About Lewarde
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Lewarde is a commune of 2,353 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent. 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.
