Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. With a D overall, Libercourt is better than 13% of compared French towns and ranks #84 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 73% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its schools beat most (B+): bac results 1.3 points above the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €1,636/m², so 70 m² costs 5.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin. Safety is weaker too: an average of 11.2 recorded violent incidents and 22.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The local economy is weaker than most: 1.3 jobs per working resident; 17.7% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 Libercourt 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 Libercourt.
HealthHealth D−
Allowing for age and care homes, Libercourt sees more deaths than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 121 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Pas-de-Calais, women can expect to live 83.5 years and men 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 645 deaths in Libercourt from 2016 to 2025; there were 777, 21% more. For a family doctor, residents of Libercourt can choose among 7 GPs.
+21%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw121
Adjusted121
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Libercourt · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Seclin
4.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Seclin
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Crime per resident in Libercourt runs higher than in 89% of compared French towns
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Libercourt (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Libercourt show 258 offenses in 2025. With 3,550 jobs for 2,750 working residents, Libercourt draws people in from neighbouring communes.
11.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage79
Family violence46
Burglary34
Theft from vehicles31
Other physical violence30
Vehicle theft28
Sexual violence10
Fraud50
Theft without violence31
Drug use21
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.
11.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
258
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.6%
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 armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.6% of the index here). 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 D
Unemployment in Libercourt, 17.7%, runs above Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
15.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €20,360 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.5% of working residents in Libercourt didn’t travel to work at all.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport11%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,550
jobs based in Libercourt, 1.3 per working resident
17.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
87.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the seven collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Libercourt is 91.2%, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). Schools rank #45 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. At the general lycée, 98% of 150 candidates passed the bac, 4 points above the expected rate.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
Libercourt is graded a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,636/m², comes from 162 sales of houses and apartments in Libercourt from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.29/m² a month. Houses made up 98% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€1,636/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Libercourt€1,636/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,640/m²
159
€11.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.56 to €13.32/m² a month)
5.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€21,790
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 21% of Libercourt, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for nearly a fifth of residents. A fifth of adults hold a degree, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Libercourt has a median age of 40.6.
40.6median age
LibercourtPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Libercourt
Is Libercourt safe?
It grades D for safety, #96 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 34 burglaries and 79 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Libercourt good?
They grade B+, better than 72% of compared French towns and #45 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Libercourt expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,636/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.29/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Libercourt grades C+ for cost of living.
About Libercourt
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Libercourt is a commune of 7,973 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
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.
