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2,805 people call this town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France home.
Éleu-dit-Leauwette’s overall grade, C−, puts it better than 16% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #71 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Where it falls short is jobs & income — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 13.4% unemployment. It lags on health as well: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 16% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Fewer journeys need a car: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €1,542/m², so 70 m² costs 5.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin.
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.
Each subject compares Éleu-dit-Leauwette 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 2 things Éleu-dit-Leauwette does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Éleu-dit-Leauwette as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien site minier de la fosse 11-19 de la Compagnie des Mines de Lens, in Loos-en-Gohelle, 1.9 mi away.
1.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Éleu-dit-Leauwette is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Éleu-dit-Leauwette.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Éleu-dit-Leauwette come to 116 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 272 residents of Éleu-dit-Leauwette died, against 235 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% more. At birth, a girl in Pas-de-Calais can expect 83.5 years and a boy 77.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. There are 5 general practitioners in the town.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Unemployment stood at 13.4%, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income is €22,770 a year for each consumption unit. Public transport took 5.9% of Éleu-dit-Leauwette’s working residents to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Éleu-dit-Leauwette, 87.3% passed the bac, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 75% passed the bac pro, of 591 candidates at 6 lycées. Also worth knowing: the town’s pupils have a collège 0.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège MicheletNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 90 | 86%+16 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent privé Saint-Paul PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 351 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège Pierre BrossoletteBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 86 | 90%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Of the graded crimes in Éleu-dit-Leauwette, criminal damage came up most often (2025). Its tally for 2025: 33 recorded offenses. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 6.6 violent offenses and 11.1 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents.
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (12.2% of the index here). That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,542/m²: 87 houses and apartments sold in Éleu-dit-Leauwette between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 85% were houses. Houses are advertised at an estimated €9.15/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,549/m² | 74 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). The median resident of Éleu-dit-Leauwette is 42.3 years old. Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Éleu-dit-Leauwette | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Other places to visit, museums and family days out in and near Éleu-dit-Leauwette. Best known first.
MuseumLouvre-Lens1.2 km north, in LensArt galleryArt galleryGrande galerie1.2 km north, in LensArt galleryArt galleryGalerie des expositions temporaires1.3 km northwest, in LensTheme parkTheme parkLes Loupiots3.7 km north, in LensAttractionAttractionMonument Commémoratif du Champ de Bataille du Canada de la Cote 703.8 km north, in Loos-en-GohelleBattlefieldBattlefield'the Pimple' - April 12th, 19174.3 km southwest, in AngresPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Éleu-dit-Leauwette yet.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Éleu-dit-Leauwette is a commune of 2,805 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éleu-dit-Leauwette | 2,805 | — | C− | C+ | B+ | D |
| Lens | 32,920 | 1.1 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
| Avion | 17,435 | 1.2 | D− | C+ | C− | D− |
| Liévin | 30,063 | 1.7 | D− | C+ | D | D− |
| Sallaumines | 9,414 | 2.2 | D− | C+ | D | D− |
| Loison-sous-Lens | 5,169 | 2.5 | D− | C+ | D− | D− |
| Angres | 4,641 | 2.6 | D | C | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #29 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais.
They grade C−, better than 24% of compared French towns and #115 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The lycée stands out: 100% of 351 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent privé Saint-Paul 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.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,542/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.31/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Éleu-dit-Leauwette grades C+ for cost of living.
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 9, 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.