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A town of 3,481 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Lapugnoy grades B− overall: better than 51% of compared French towns, and #23 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 10.4% unemployment. At the median price of €1,443/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. Its strongest is safety (A): an average of 6.9 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Lapugnoy does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Lapugnoy 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 Lapugnoy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Omer, in Lillers, 4.1 mi away.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Lapugnoy. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lapugnoy.
Lapugnoy comes 2nd of the 120 compared towns in Pas-de-Calais on the Safety Grade. In 2025, 42 offenses were recorded in the town. Police and gendarmerie recorded 42 offenses in the graded categories locally in 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Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 19.0% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Lapugnoy records 95 deaths per 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 324 residents of Lapugnoy died, against 289 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% more. Life expectancy in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
118 sales of houses and apartments in Lapugnoy, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,443/m². House rents are put at about €8.57/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,443/m² | 118 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Lapugnoy, 89.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s schools place #91 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais on results. The closest collège is 1.6 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Émile ZolaNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 92 | 87%−1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent CarnotNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 354 | 94%±0 pts |
| Collège Simone SignoretBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 93 | 82%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 8.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment stood at 10.4%, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
A quarter of adults hold a degree. Typical age in Lapugnoy: 41.8, the median. Under 15: 18% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Lapugnoy | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Lapugnoy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Lapugnoy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapugnoy | 3,481 | — | B− | B | A | C |
| Allouagne | 2,823 | 1.5 | — | B | — | D |
| Marles-les-Mines | 5,411 | 1.7 | C− | B | C+ | D− |
| Chocques | 2,785 | 2.4 | — | B | — | D− |
| Bruay-la-Buissière | 21,424 | 2.4 | D | B | D | D |
| Calonne-Ricouart | 5,369 | 2.7 | C | B+ | C+ | D− |
| Auchel | 10,051 | 2.9 | C | B+ | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #2 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais.
They grade C+, better than 43% of compared French towns and #91 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. 94% of 354 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Carnot 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 €1,443/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Lapugnoy grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Lapugnoy is a commune of 3,481 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.