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565 residents make their home in this town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Ligny-lès-Aire falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ligny-lès-Aire as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Motte féodale, in Rely, 1.1 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Ligny-lès-Aire is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ligny-lès-Aire.
The age that splits Ligny-lès-Aire in two is 44.4. Children under 15 make up 17% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Ligny-lès-Aire | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Ligny-lès-Aire holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Median disposable income comes to €25,620 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · 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 Ligny-lès-Aire: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ligny-lès-Aire yet.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Ligny-lès-Aire is a commune of 565 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligny-lès-Aire | 565 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burbure | 2,834 | 5.6 | B | B+ | A | D− |
| Aire-sur-la-Lys | 9,598 | 5.8 | C+ | B+ | C− | D |
| Lillers | 10,193 | 5.9 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
| Cauchy-à-la-Tour | 2,593 | 6 | B− | B | A− | D− |
| Isbergues | 8,650 | 6.3 | C+ | B+ | B− | D |
| Auchel | 10,051 | 6.6 | C | B+ | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 8, 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.