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Home to 2,324 people, this town lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Where it does best is health (A−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Schools do well (B+): bac results at the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. Its lowest grade is for walkability (C) — two in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Locon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Locon does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Locon 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.
Locon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Locon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien Hôtel de Beaulaincourt, in Béthune, 2.7 mi away.
4% 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 Locon.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 174 residents of Locon died, against 200 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer. 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. There are 2 general practitioners here.
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 care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Saint-Vaast PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 144 | 97%+2 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Louis BlaringhemNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 406 | 98%±0 pts |
| Collège privé de la Sainte Famille PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 134 | 98%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
7.7% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 6.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Locon has 250 jobs for 950 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.93/m² a month, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 42 homes in Locon. Also worth knowing: for a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.68/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,009/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.5% of the population. 26% of residents are 65 or over, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Among adults, 34% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Locon | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Locon. Best known first.
MuseumMusée régional d'ethnologie de Béthune3.7 km south, in BéthuneFortFortTour Saint-Ignace4.5 km south, in BéthuneFortFortEnceinte de Béthune4.5 km southwest, in BéthuneAttractionAttractionCimetière militaire du Touret4.2 km east, in RichebourgMuseumMuseumLab Labanque4.7 km south, in BéthunePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Locon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Locon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locon | 2,324 | — | — | C+ | — | A− |
| La Couture | 2,590 | 1.8 | — | C | — | C |
| Béthune | 25,224 | 3.1 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| Annezin | 5,825 | 3.1 | C | B− | C+ | D− |
| Beuvry | 9,189 | 3.1 | D | B− | C− | D− |
| Lestrem | 5,009 | 3.3 | B+ | B− | A | C− |
| Richebourg | 2,687 | 3.6 | B | C | A− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Locon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 4.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 72% of compared French towns. 98% of 406 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Louis Blaringhem in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Locon grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Locon is a commune of 2,324 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) · 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.