Lestrem grades B+ overall: better than 73% of compared French towns, and #7 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 33% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,127/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Flandre Lys. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1.9 jobs per working resident; 6.9% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Lestrem 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 Lestrem.
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Lestrem than in 94% of compared French towns
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 6.2 violent offenses and 5.9 graded property crimes a year. Lestrem ranks first of the 120 compared towns in Pas-de-Calais on the Safety Grade. In 2025, 54 offenses were recorded locally. Jobs outnumber working residents in Lestrem (4,300 to 2,300): it draws people in from around.
6.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence35
Criminal damage14
Other physical violence5
Fraud28
Theft without violence9
Drug use7
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.
6.2
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
54
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
12.1%
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 · When sexual violence, armed robbery, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (12.1% 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. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Unemployment in Lestrem, 6.9%, runs below Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 5.5% of commuters travelled at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €27,570 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 2.7% of working residents in Lestrem didn’t travel to work at all.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,300
jobs based in Lestrem, 1.9 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 18% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Lestrem’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 77% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Lestrem has 4 family doctors. Adjusted for age and care homes, Lestrem records 99 deaths per 100 expected, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (115) but above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 445 residents of Lestrem died, against 349 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 28% more. Also worth knowing: women in Pas-de-Calais live to 83.5 on average and men to 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw128
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Lestrem · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Anne Artois
6.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Germon et Gauthier Bethune Beuvry
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A town of families: 20% of people in Lestrem are under 15, more than in both Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
10% of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Among adults, 32% have a degree.
41.2median age
LestremPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education32%
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%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
86.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Lestrem, 93.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). Its collèges and lycées rank #92 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais on results. The closest collège is 2.3 mi off.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
Lestrem’s grade for cost of living: a B−
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,127/m², comes from 127 sales of houses and apartments in Lestrem from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 127 homes were sold locally. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.08/m² a month, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,127/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lestrem€2,127/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,127/m²
127
€11.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.92 to €13.77/m² a month)
5.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.42/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,980
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Flandre Lys
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lestrem
Is Lestrem safe?
It grades A for safety, #1 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais.
Are schools in Lestrem good?
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns and #92 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. 95% of 148 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Val de Lys in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lestrem expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,127/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lestrem grades B− for cost of living.
About Lestrem
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Lestrem is a commune of 5,009 people in the Communauté de communes Flandre Lys. 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
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.
