Sailly-sur-la-Lys’s overall A+ puts it #1 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. It comes out better than 98% of compared French towns. Its strongest is schools: brevet results 3.8 points above the expected rate. The catch is walkability: 40% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €2,285/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Flandre Lys.
Figures: 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.
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 Sailly-sur-la-Lys 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 Sailly-sur-la-Lys.
Schools
More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Sailly-sur-la-Lys than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 95.8%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 3.6 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.1 mi away. On school results, the town ranks #10 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Sailly-sur-la-Lys sees less crime per resident than 93% of compared French towns
The police record for Sailly-sur-la-Lys lists 33 offenses in 2025. On the Safety Grade, Sailly-sur-la-Lys ranks 2nd of the 120 compared towns in Pas-de-Calais. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 4.8 violent offenses and 7.4 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The commonest graded crime in the town was family violence (2025).
4.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence19
Burglary14
Armed robbery0
Fraud9
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.
4.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
33
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
16.2%
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 · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft, theft from vehicles and criminal damage go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 16.2% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A−
Mortality in Sailly-sur-la-Lys, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns: 78 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 345 deaths in Sailly-sur-la-Lys from 2016 to 2025; there were 360, 4% 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. There are 4 general practitioners in the town.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Sailly-sur-la-Lys · 5.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Armentieres
4.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Armentieres
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Sailly-sur-la-Lys are out of work than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: 6.5%
Sailly-sur-la-Lys has 600 jobs for 1,750 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income was €28,570 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 7.6% of commuters got to work without a car.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport5%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
600
jobs based in Sailly-sur-la-Lys, 0.4 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 39% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Sailly-sur-la-Lys has 1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 3.1% of the total, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Sailly-sur-la-Lys than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: 39% of adults
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 16%. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents.
45.9median age
Sailly-sur-la-LysPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
HousingCost of living B
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Sailly-sur-la-Lys than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.48/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,285/m²: 126 houses and apartments sold in Sailly-sur-la-Lys between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 98% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 126 homes were sold in the town.
€2,285/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sailly-sur-la-Lys€2,285/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,286/m²
123
€10.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.71 to €12.61/m² a month)
6.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,980
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Flandre Lys
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sailly-sur-la-Lys
Is Sailly-sur-la-Lys safe?
It grades A for safety, #2 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais.
Are schools in Sailly-sur-la-Lys good?
They grade A, better than 94% of compared French towns and #10 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Sailly-sur-la-Lys expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,285/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sailly-sur-la-Lys grades B for cost of living.
About Sailly-sur-la-Lys
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Sailly-sur-la-Lys is a commune of 3,981 people in the Communauté de communes Flandre Lys. 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.
