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A town of 7,060 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Leforest grades C overall: better than 32% of compared French towns, and #46 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 11.6% unemployment. At the median price of €1,845/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin. Its strongest is walkability (A): 85% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Leforest does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Leforest 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Leforest as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne fosse Declerc-Combez numéro 9-9bis, in Oignies, 3.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Leforest.
After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,680 a year per consumption unit. 11.6% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 7.6% of working residents in Leforest went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women, 77.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. After the care-home adjustment, Leforest’s deaths ran at 102 per 100 expected, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (115) but above compared French towns (88). 745 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 581: 28% above.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,845/m²: 180 houses and apartments sold in Leforest between July 2023 and June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.31/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.59/m² a month, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,845/m² | 179 |
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.
The bac pass rate near Leforest is 87.0%, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). General-bac pupils go 4.2 mi to the nearest lycée. For exam results, it comes #53 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul DuezNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 142 | 82%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Ambroise CroizatNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 38 | 87%+1 pt |
| Collège Anne FrankBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 128 | 91%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Family violence topped the graded crimes in Leforest (2025). Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 9.5 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 9.6. For 2025, the figures show 143 offenses locally.
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 · For sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 2.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People aged 15 to 24 are 12% of the population. 20% of residents are 65 or over, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and lower than compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Leforest | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and museums in and near Leforest. Best known first.
Nothing in Leforest is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Leforest.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leforest | 7,060 | — | C | C | B | C− |
| Évin-Malmaison | 4,628 | 1.3 | D | C | C+ | D− |
| Raimbeaucourt Nord | 4,000 | 1.5 | C | C | A | D |
| Auby Nord | 7,083 | 1.6 | C− | B− | C+ | D |
| Ostricourt Nord | 6,097 | 2.1 | C | A− | C− | C− |
| Roost-Warendin Nord | 5,956 | 2.5 | D− | C | B− | D− |
| Courcelles-lès-Lens | 7,830 | 2.6 | D− | C+ | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #33 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 36 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 65% of compared French towns and #53 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. 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 €1,845/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Leforest grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Leforest is a commune of 7,060 people in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin. 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.