Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 229 residents, it is a town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Lefaux has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing.
The one thing Lefaux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lefaux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Phare de la Canche, in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, 3.3 mi away.
14% 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 Lefaux.
Graduates make up 31% of adults. 14% are under 15, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: a quarter of residents are 65 or older.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Lefaux | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €26,390 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
The bac pass rate near Lefaux is 90.4%, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean JaurèsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 94 | 93%+9 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Jules VerneNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 32 | 81%+6 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 24 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 40 | 98%+24 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.
The market in Lefaux: 4 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €10.37/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Lefaux. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du Touquet-Paris-Plage – Édouard-Champion4.9 km southwest, in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
AquariumMaréis3.6 km southwest, in ÉtaplesMuseumMuseumMusée Quentovic d'Étaples3.8 km southwest, in ÉtaplesMuseumMuseumMaréis Centre De La Pêche Artisanale3.6 km southwest, in ÉtaplesMuseumMuseumChantier de Construction Navale Traditionelle3.6 km southwest, in ÉtaplesMuseumMuseumMusée de la Marine3.7 km southwest, in ÉtaplesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Lefaux 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 Lefaux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefaux | 229 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Étaples | 10,710 | 1.9 | C | C− | C | D |
| Camiers | 2,582 | 2.9 | C− | D | A− | D |
| Le Touquet-Paris-Plage | 4,224 | 3.4 | C+ | D− | D− | C+ |
| Cucq | 5,129 | 4.5 | B− | D | B+ | D |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 4,115 | 5.9 | C | D− | B+ | C |
| Merlimont | 3,342 | 6.5 | D | D | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Lefaux is a commune of 229 people in the Communauté d'agglomération des Deux Baies en Montreuillois. 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 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.