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The town has 5,169 residents and lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
More weak spots than strong ones. Loison-sous-Lens’s overall grade, D−, puts it behind almost every compared French town. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on safety (D−) — an average of 13.4 recorded violent incidents and 27.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. A 70 m² home at the median €1,588/m² costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin. Walkability is its strong suit (B+): 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Loison-sous-Lens 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.
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The 2 things Loison-sous-Lens does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Loison-sous-Lens as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien site minier de la fosse 11-19 de la Compagnie des Mines de Lens, in Loos-en-Gohelle, 3.1 mi away.
1.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Loison-sous-Lens 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 Loison-sous-Lens.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 373 deaths in Loison-sous-Lens from 2016 to 2025; there were 463, 24% more. Life expectancy in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. Also worth knowing: 4 GPs practise in the town.
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 figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
In all, 197 offenses reached the police record in Loison-sous-Lens in 2025. The graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of sexual violence and armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
The median disposable income was €21,600 a year per consumption unit, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 8.9% of commuters travelled at the census. At the census, 2.4% of working residents in Loison-sous-Lens didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Loison-sous-Lens, 88.6% passed the bac, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Schools rank #103 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. A collège lies 1.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Sainte-Ide PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 232 | 98%+6 pts |
| Lycée CondorcetNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 216 | 94%+1 pt |
| Collège MicheletBest against expectations: 16 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 90 | 86%+16 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.
Behind the median of €1,588/m²: 147 houses and apartments sold in Loison-sous-Lens between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 99% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 147 homes were sold in the town.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,590/m² | 146 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and lower than compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 18% of the population here. The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Loison-sous-Lens | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Other places to visit, museums and family days out in and near Loison-sous-Lens. Best known first.
MuseumLouvre-Lens3.9 km west, in LensAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de la Brayelle1.8 km north, in AnnayMuseumMuseumMusée de l'école et de la mine de Harnes3.5 km east, in HarnesMuseumMuseumMusée d'histoire et d'archéologie de Harnes3.8 km east, in HarnesArt galleryArt galleryGrande galerie3.9 km west, in LensArt galleryArt galleryGalerie des expositions temporaires4.1 km west, in LensPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
One notable person was born in Loison-sous-Lens.
François Bourbotte: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Loison-sous-Lens is a commune of 5,169 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loison-sous-Lens | 5,169 | — | D− | C+ | D− | D− |
| Noyelles-sous-Lens | 6,854 | 1.5 | D− | C+ | C− | D− |
| Sallaumines | 9,414 | 1.6 | D− | C+ | D | D− |
| Lens | 32,920 | 1.7 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
| Annay | 4,571 | 1.8 | D | C | B− | D |
| Vendin-le-Vieil | 8,536 | 1.8 | D | C | C− | D |
| Harnes | 12,247 | 1.9 | D− | C+ | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D− for safety, #107 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 26 burglaries and 55 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns and #103 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The lycée stands out: 94% of 216 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Condorcet in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,588/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 Loison-sous-Lens grades C+ for cost of living.
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 November 4, 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.
