Health is its weak spot: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 11% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Loos-en-Gohelle grades D− overall, better than 4% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #105 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. It also trails on jobs & income (D): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 13.7% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €1,604/m² costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin. Fewer journeys need a car: 83% 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) · 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 Loos-en-Gohelle 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.
Ancien bâtiment de la salle des pendus et des bains-douches de la fosse n° 12 de la compagnie des mines de Lens: Photo: Jérémy Jännick · Public domain
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Loos-en-Gohelle.
HealthHealth D
More deaths than expected: Loos-en-Gohelle is above 92% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
+11%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Loos-en-Gohelle has 6 family doctors. Its care home for older people (53 places) counts its residents as Loos-en-Gohelle’s; allowing for it, deaths were 11% above expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 534 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 659, 23% more. 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.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw123
Adjusted111
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Loos-en-Gohelle · 5.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Lens
1.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Lens
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Loos-en-Gohelle than in 85% of compared French towns
10.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded offenses in Loos-en-Gohelle came to 223 in 2025. Violence against people ran at 10.2 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 21.9 (2023–2025 average). In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage76
Family violence44
Burglary31
Theft from vehicles23
Sexual violence21
Other physical violence16
Vehicle theft12
Theft without violence34
Fraud28
Drug use9
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.
10.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
223
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.0%
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 · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 1.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Loos-en-Gohelle gets a D for jobs & income
9%walk, cycle or take transit
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,200 a year. Unemployment stood at 13.7%, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 4.2% of working residents in Loos-en-Gohelle went to work by public transport.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport4%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,650
jobs based in Loos-en-Gohelle, 0.6 per working resident
13.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 68% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
Loos-en-Gohelle gets a C+ for cost of living
€1,604/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
176 sales of houses and apartments in Loos-en-Gohelle, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,604/m². Houses are advertised at an estimated €9.52/m² a month. The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Loos-en-Gohelle€1,604/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,593/m²
172
€11.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.35 to €13.54/m² a month)
5.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€21,190
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Loos-en-Gohelle has fewer older residents than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 19% are 65 or over
41.6median age
22% of adults hold a degree, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). The share of residents under 15 is 19%. Aged 15 to 24: just over one in ten residents.
Loos-en-GohellePas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education22%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
2 historic monuments, 1 classé
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 1.8% of the total, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Loos-en-Gohelle is Ancien site minier de la fosse 11-19 de la Compagnie des Mines de Lens.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
82.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the 10 collèges within 5 km, 3.5 points above the expected rate
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Loos-en-Gohelle, 88.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. On results, collèges and lycées here come #88 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. At the three general lycées, 96% of 775 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
Léon Louyet: Agence Rol, Public domain · Jean-François Caron: Sylvie Depraetere ( User:Sdep ), CC BY-SA 4.0 · François Poulet-Mathis: Francois poulet-mathis, CC BY-SA 3.0
About Loos-en-Gohelle
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Loos-en-Gohelle is a commune of 6,799 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
Population
6,799 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
4.9 sq mi (12.7 km²)
INSEE code
62528
Loos-en-Gohelle’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Loos-en-Gohelle
Is Loos-en-Gohelle safe?
It grades C− for safety, #92 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 31 burglaries and 76 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Loos-en-Gohelle good?
They grade B−, better than 46% of compared French towns and #88 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. 91% of 208 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Auguste Béhal 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 Loos-en-Gohelle expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,604/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.25/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Loos-en-Gohelle grades C+ for cost of living.
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.
