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Home to 2,858 people, this town lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (B+): 73% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,722/m² takes 5.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. Jobs and pay trail most towns (C): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 9.8% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Labourse has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Labourse does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Labourse 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.
Labourse has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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Labourse has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Labourse.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Pas-de-Calais, life expectancy at birth reaches 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 274 deaths in Labourse between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 173: 58% above. 2 GPs practise here.
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.
Degrees are held by 30% of adults, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and near compared French towns (30%). 15% of residents have reached 65. Residents of Labourse have a median age of 39.7.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Labourse | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%). At the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 6.9%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 1.5 mi away. Ranked by results, schools here are #69 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. At the five general lycées, 97% of 1,084 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Albert DebeyreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 162 | 92%+6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Marguerite YourcenarNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 138 | 96%±0 pts |
| Collège Blaise PascalBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 77 | 87%+7 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.
81 sales of houses and apartments in Labourse, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,722/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,722/m² | 81 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Labourse. Best known first.
MuseumMusée régional d'ethnologie de Béthune4.8 km northwest, in BéthuneFortFortTour Saint-Ignace4.5 km northwest, in BéthuneFortFortEnceinte de Béthune4.7 km northwest, in BéthuneMuseumMuseumLab Labanque4.4 km northwest, in BéthuneMuseumMuseumMusée d'ethnologie régionale4.8 km northwest, in BéthunePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Labourse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Labourse yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labourse | 2,858 | — | — | B− | — | D− |
| Beuvry | 9,189 | 1.8 | D | B− | C− | D− |
| Nœux-les-Mines | 11,590 | 1.8 | D | B− | D | D |
| Verquin | 3,445 | 1.8 | B− | B | B+ | D |
| Béthune | 25,224 | 2.7 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| Mazingarbe | 8,217 | 2.9 | D | C+ | C− | D− |
| Vermelles | 4,729 | 2.9 | C | B− | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Labourse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns and #69 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. 96% of 138 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Marguerite Yourcenar in 2025, at 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 €1,722/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Labourse grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Labourse is a commune of 2,858 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. 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 October 30, 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.