Strong in places, weak in others. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. At C overall, Saint-André-lez-Lille ranks #76 of 189 in Nord. Set against the rest, it does better than just over a third of compared French towns. It also trails on safety (C): an average of 6.6 recorded violent incidents and 19.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its best grade is for walkability — 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 28% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Schools do well (B+): bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 1.1 points above the expected rate.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 Saint-André-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 Saint-André-lez-Lille.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Saint-André-lez-Lille gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in both Nord’s towns and compared French towns: 27.5% of commuters
Saint-André-lez-Lille holds 4,900 jobs; 6,400 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €27,780 a year per consumption unit. A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Nord’s towns (13.2%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).
28%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving68%
Public transport13%
Bicycle9%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,900
jobs based in Saint-André-lez-Lille, 0.8 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,780
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 96% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
A home in Saint-André-lez-Lille sells for €3,368/m², more than in both Nord’s towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €15.39/m² a month, higher than both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 56% of what sold. A house rents for an estimated €13.13/m² a month.
€3,368/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-André-lez-Lille€3,368/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,351/m²
302
Apartments
€3,381/m²
241
€15.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.24 to €17.90/m² a month)
9.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.13/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
More people in Saint-André-lez-Lille hold a degree than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 46%
Over-65s are 16% of the population. Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, about level with Nord’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15.
37.8median age
Saint-André-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 diploma17%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education46%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% 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
Schools
Brevet results near Saint-André-lez-Lille run high: 89.8% passed, above Nord’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
93.9% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Saint-André-lez-Lille, above Nord’s towns (90.4%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). The bac pro: 83% of 1,063 candidates passed at the 10 vocational lycées within 5 km. School results put the town #57 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
Safety
Crime per resident in Saint-André-lez-Lille is higher than in 68% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Saint-André-lez-Lille, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). In 2025, 332 offenses were recorded here. Police and gendarmerie recorded 332 offenses in the graded categories here in 2025.
6.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage98
Theft from vehicles54
Burglary49
Vehicle theft46
Family violence37
Other physical violence24
Sexual violence24
Fraud90
Theft without violence87
Drug use7
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.
6.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.2
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, Saint-André-lez-Lille sees 94 deaths per 100 expected, against 105 in Nord’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,045 deaths in Saint-André-lez-Lille between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,038: 1% above. Women in Nord live to 84.5 on average and men to 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Saint-André-lez-Lille is Etablissement de Sante Saint Vincent Lille, 3.1 mi away.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
15
GPs in Saint-André-lez-Lille · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Etablissement de Sante Saint Vincent Lille
2.1 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
Saint-André-lez-Lille has 1 historic monument, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 18th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-André-lez-Lille is Pavillon Louis XVI. 4.4% 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 Saint-André-lez-Lille
Is Saint-André-lez-Lille safe?
It grades C for safety, #105 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 49 burglaries and 98 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-André-lez-Lille good?
They grade B+, better than 69% of compared French towns and #57 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 97% of 261 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Perrin 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.
Is Saint-André-lez-Lille expensive to live in?
By type: houses €3,351/m² (302 sales), apartments €3,381/m² (241 sales). Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-André-lez-Lille grades D for cost of living.
About Saint-André-lez-Lille
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Saint-André-lez-Lille is a commune of 13,233 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.
