Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, this town has 365 residents.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Laires out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Laires as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Créminil, in Estrée-Blanche, 4.9 mi away.
15% 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 Laires.
Degrees are held by 19% of adults, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Over-65s are 16% of the population. Laires has a median age of 36.1 years.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Laires | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €22,430 a year per consumption unit. Laires has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 10.2% of people in the labour force have no job.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Laires: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Laires is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Laires 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laires | 365 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cauchy-à-la-Tour | 2,593 | 8.9 | B− | B | A− | D− |
| Burbure | 2,834 | 9.3 | B | B+ | A | D− |
| Aire-sur-la-Lys | 9,598 | 9.3 | C+ | B+ | C− | D |
| Auchel | 10,051 | 9.7 | C | B+ | C− | D− |
| Lillers | 10,193 | 9.9 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
| Isbergues | 8,650 | 10 | C+ | B+ | B− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Laires is a commune of 365 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer. 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) · 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.