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Some 7,830 people live in this town, in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
More weak spots than strong ones. Its weakest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 15% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on jobs & income as well: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 15.2% unemployment. Where it does best is walkability (A−) — 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,701/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin. Put together, the subjects come to a D− overall, ranking #107 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. On that grade it does better than 4% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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.
The 3 things Courcelles-lès-Lens does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Courcelles-lès-Lens 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Courcelles-lès-Lens as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Hénin-Beaumont, 2.9 mi away.
4.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Courcelles-lès-Lens.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3 GPs practise in Courcelles-lès-Lens. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Courcelles-lès-Lens records 115 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 543 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 753, 39% more. Women in Pas-de-Calais live to 83.5 on average and men to 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Graduates make up 22% of adults. 14% of residents are 65 or over, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 13% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Courcelles-lès-Lens | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €21,300 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 9.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Violence against people ran at 9.7 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 17.8 (2023–2025 average). The 2025 count: 186 offenses in Courcelles-lès-Lens. Also worth knowing: of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.5% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Courcelles-lès-Lens, 89.5% passed the bac, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). For exam results, it comes #108 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Adulphe DelegorgueNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 111 | 82%−1 pt |
| Lycée Fernand DarchicourtNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 475 | 92%−2 pts |
| Collège Anne FrankBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 128 | 91%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,701/m²: 183 houses and apartments sold in Courcelles-lès-Lens between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.43/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.20/m² a month, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,701/m² | 183 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Courcelles-lès-Lens is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Courcelles-lès-Lens.
Annie Sugier: Nano GoleSorkh, CC BY 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courcelles-lès-Lens | 7,830 | — | D− | C+ | C | D |
| Noyelles-Godault | 5,994 | 0.9 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
| Dourges | 6,139 | 1.8 | D | C | C− | D− |
| Évin-Malmaison | 4,628 | 1.8 | D | C | C+ | D− |
| Auby Nord | 7,083 | 2 | C− | B− | C+ | D |
| Leforest | 7,060 | 2.6 | C | C | B | C− |
| Flers-en-Escrebieux Nord | 5,424 | 2.6 | D− | C+ | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #68 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 62 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 30% of compared French towns and #108 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. 92% of 475 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Fernand Darchicourt in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,701/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Courcelles-lès-Lens grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Courcelles-lès-Lens is a commune of 7,830 people in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin. 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 November 4, 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.