Wasquehal grades C+ overall: better than 40% of compared French towns, and #66 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A): 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 26% 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.
Each subject compares Wasquehal 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 Wasquehal.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
On foot, Wasquehal works better than 95% of compared French towns
At the census, 25.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €28,800 a year per consumption unit. Wasquehal has 12,950 jobs for 9,350 working residents, 1.4 per worker.
26%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving70%
Public transport18%
On foot4%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
12,950
jobs based in Wasquehal, 1.4 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,800
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 95% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Renting in Wasquehal costs more than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €15.07/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Wasquehal above both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €3,205/m², comes from 696 sales of houses and apartments in Wasquehal from July 2023 to June 2026.
€3,205/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Wasquehal€3,205/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,205/m²
519
Apartments
€3,200/m²
177
€15.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.31 to €18.46/m² a month)
9.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.66/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
Safety
Wasquehal records more crime per resident than 88% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 665 offenses in the graded categories in Wasquehal in 2025. Violence against people ran at 7.3 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 26.1 (2023–2025 average). For 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, 0.1% of the index here.
7.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles222
Criminal damage160
Burglary70
Vehicle theft66
Family violence61
Other physical violence53
Sexual violence33
Theft without violence169
Fraud134
Drug use16
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.
7.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
26.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
665
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Wasquehal’s ages would predict, 78 per 100 expected, under Nord’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Wasquehal is below both Nord’s towns (105) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 2,102 residents of Wasquehal died, against 1,999 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
14
GPs in Wasquehal · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Victor Provo Roubaix
1.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Victor Provo Roubaix
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Wasquehal, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 2.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Henri Dorgères: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain · Henri Détailleur: Le Grand écho du Nord de la France du 9 février 1930., CC BY-SA 4.0 · Paul Hantson: Le Grand écho du Nord de la France, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wasquehal’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Wasquehal
Is Wasquehal safe?
It grades D for safety, #151 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 70 burglaries and 160 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Wasquehal good?
They grade B−, better than 46% of compared French towns and #117 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 100% of 78 candidates passed the bac at École Jeannine Manuel - Lycée 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 Wasquehal expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,205/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €3,205/m² (519 sales), apartments €3,200/m² (177 sales). Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Wasquehal grades D for cost of living.
About Wasquehal
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Wasquehal is a commune of 20,726 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.
