Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,978 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Lezennes grades C overall: better than 30% of compared French towns, and #84 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 47.3 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 €2,903/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.3 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+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 32% 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 Lezennes does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Lezennes 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lezennes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Rictrude, in Ronchin, 1.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Lezennes. Best known first.
MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille3.8 km northwest, in Lille
MuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut3.7 km northeast, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
ChâteauChâteau de Flers2.7 km northeast, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille4.4 km northwest, in Lille
MuseumMusée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille3.4 km west, in Lille
AttractionJardin des plantes de Lille3.1 km west, in LillePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lezennes.
Police and gendarmerie recorded 173 offenses in the graded categories in Lezennes in 2025. With 5,600 jobs for 1,300 working residents, Lezennes draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents. For sexual violence and armed robbery, 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, 1.6% of the index 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
On this, Lezennes is above both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €28,990 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Lezennes comes above both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,846/m² | 95 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Lezennes’ deaths ran at 97 per 100 expected, below Nord’s towns (105) but above compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Lezennes is 93.8%, above Nord’s towns (90.4%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-ExupéryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 187 | 90%+4 pts |
| Lycée Raymond QueneauNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 269 | 93%±0 pts |
| Collège Communautaire PrivateBest against expectations: 23 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 85 | 87%+23 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
For Lezennes, that is above both Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%).
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Lezennes | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 50% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Lezennes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lezennes yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lezennes | 2,978 | — | C | D | D− | C |
| Ronchin | 19,787 | 1.3 | C− | C− | C− | C |
| Lesquin | 9,600 | 1.8 | C− | D | D− | C+ |
| Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 62,868 | 1.8 | D | D | D− | C |
| Mons-en-Barœul | 21,105 | 1.9 | C− | C− | C− | B− |
| Faches-Thumesnil | 18,619 | 2.1 | D | C− | D | C |
| Lille | 238,246 | 2.7 | D | D− | D− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D− for safety, #183 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 48 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 65% of compared French towns and #72 of 195 in Nord. 93% of 269 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Raymond Queneau in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,903/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lezennes grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Lezennes is a commune of 2,978 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.