Lambres-lez-Aire’s strongest is schools — bac results 1.9 points above the expected rate; brevet results 1.8 points above the expected rate. Where it falls short is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,432/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. It lags on jobs & income as well: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 9.3% unemployment.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Lambres-lez-Aire has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Lambres-lez-Aire 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 Lambres-lez-Aire.
HealthHealth D−
Allowing for age and care homes, Lambres-lez-Aire sees more deaths than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 121 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Pas-de-Calais is 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 91 residents of Lambres-lez-Aire died, against 75 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 21% more. The nearest emergency department to Lambres-lez-Aire is Centre hospitalier de la Region de Saint Omer, 8.8 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Lambres-lez-Aire have one GP on hand.
+21%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw121
Adjusted121
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Lambres-lez-Aire · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de la Region de Saint Omer
8.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de la Region de Saint Omer
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More pass the bac at the lycées near Lambres-lez-Aire than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 98.4%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Just over nine in ten candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Lambres-lez-Aire, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (86.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 95% of 37 candidates passed the bac pro. For collège, the closest is 1.1 mi away.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Only 4.5% of commuters in Lambres-lez-Aire go to work without a car, fewer than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and across compared French towns
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,980 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 9.3%, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. 2.1% of Lambres-lez-Aire’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Lambres-lez-Aire, 0.5 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 19% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Graduates make up 23% of adults. 18% are under 15, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and higher than compared French towns (17%). At 43, the median resident of Lambres-lez-Aire sits in the middle of the age range.
43median age
Lambres-lez-AirePas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Lambres-lez-Aire has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
In 2025, family violence led the graded crimes in Lambres-lez-Aire. Police and gendarmerie figures for Lambres-lez-Aire show 10 offenses in 2025. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 9.2 violent offenses and 5.9 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents.
9.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence10
Armed robbery0
Theft from vehicles0
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.
9.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
64.9%
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 · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and criminal damage, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 64.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys and 8 more in and around Lambres-lez-Aire
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Lambres-lez-Aire. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lambres-lez-Aire
Is Lambres-lez-Aire safe?
Lambres-lez-Aire has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Lambres-lez-Aire good?
They grade A, better than 85% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 213 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Vauban 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 Lambres-lez-Aire expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,432/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Lambres-lez-Aire grades B for cost of living.
About Lambres-lez-Aire
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Lambres-lez-Aire is a commune of 1,070 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
Population
1,070 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
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.
