Strong in places, weak in others. Its lowest grade is for cost of living (D) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, Marquette-lez-Lille earns a C, which places it #87 of 189 in Nord. On that grade it does better than 29% of compared French towns. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 22% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Marquette-lez-Lille 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 Marquette-lez-Lille.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Getting about on foot is easier in Marquette-lez-Lille than in 94% of compared French towns
The median disposable income was €26,690 a year per consumption unit, higher than Nord’s towns (€23,900) and near compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, just over a fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Marquette-lez-Lille has 4,000 jobs for 6,000 working residents, 0.7 per worker. Unemployment runs at 9.1%.
22%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
Public transport11%
Bicycle7%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,000
jobs based in Marquette-lez-Lille, 0.7 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 94% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Marquette-lez-Lille cost more than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €3,308/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Marquette-lez-Lille sell for €3,387/m², houses for €3,281/m². The estimated advertised rent is €14.00/m² a month, above Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Renting a house costs an estimated €13.18/m² a month.
€3,308/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Marquette-lez-Lille€3,308/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,281/m²
300
Apartments
€3,387/m²
65
€14.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.56 to €15.60/m² a month)
9.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.18/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole Européenne de Lille
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Marquette-lez-Lille is a graduates’ town: 42% hold a degree, more than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns
Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, close to Nord’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 15% of residents. Children are 20% of the town.
37.1median age
Marquette-lez-LilleNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education42%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Marquette-lez-Lille records more crime per resident than three in four compared French towns
2025 saw 332 offenses recorded in Marquette-lez-Lille. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 6.3 violent offenses and 21.9 graded property crimes a year. Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
6.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage110
Burglary68
Theft from vehicles47
Vehicle theft38
Family violence32
Other physical violence27
Sexual violence10
Theft without violence94
Fraud91
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.
6.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
332
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 · 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.
HealthHealth C
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Marquette-lez-Lille run higher than in 71% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Marquette-lez-Lille: 96 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 971 residents of Marquette-lez-Lille died, against 754 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 29% more. Life expectancy in Nord: 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 14 GPs practise here.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw129
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
14
GPs in Marquette-lez-Lille · 8.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Etablissement de Sante Saint Vincent Lille
2.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive le Bois
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
91.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the 22 collèges within 5 km, 0.7 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Marquette-lez-Lille, 95.2% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Collège pupils travel 0.6 mi to the nearest one. By results, schools here place #56 of 195 in Nord.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Marquette-lez-Lille has 3 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. 2 of the 3 are industrial sites. 3.1% of its homes were built before 1919, below Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Marquette-lez-Lille
Is Marquette-lez-Lille safe?
It grades C− for safety, #119 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 68 burglaries and 110 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Marquette-lez-Lille good?
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns and #56 of 195 in Nord. 92% of 247 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Yves Kernanec in 2025, 5 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Marquette-lez-Lille expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Marquette-lez-Lille grades D for cost of living.
About Marquette-lez-Lille
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Marquette-lez-Lille is a commune of 12,622 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
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.
