Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 402 people, lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Lespesses has none. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
The one thing Lespesses does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lespesses as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Ames, 0.8 mi away.
12% 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 Lespesses.
15% are under 15, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Graduates make up 31% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Lespesses | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €27,170 a year per consumption unit, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 5.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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 Lespesses is 99.0%, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège René CassinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 100 | 92%+2 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Anatole FranceNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 200 | 99%+2 pts |
| Collège Bernard ChochoyBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 95 | 99%+11 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.
A house rents for an estimated €7.72/m² a month. The market in Lespesses: 18 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 Lespesses is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Lespesses.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Lespesses is a commune of 402 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) · 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.