Saint-Léonard’s schools beat most: bac results 1.2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 4.9 points above the expected rate. Households here earn well: 1.8 jobs per working resident; 7.6% unemployment. Health lags (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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. Saint-Léonard has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Léonard 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 Saint-Léonard.
Schools
Schools around Saint-Léonard do better than those of 85% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Saint-Léonard, 90.0% passed the brevet, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (86.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. The nearest collège is 1.3 mi away. Schools rank #21 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Unemployment in Saint-Léonard, 7.6%, runs below Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €25,100 a year per consumption unit, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Public transport took 3.3% of Saint-Léonard’s working residents to work at the census.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,450
jobs based in Saint-Léonard, 1.8 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 79% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Saint-Léonard’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 69% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Léonard records 95 deaths per 100 expected, between Pas-de-Calais’ towns (115) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 380 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 435, 14% 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. There are 3 general practitioners here.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Saint-Léonard · 6.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Duchenne de Boulogne Sur Mer
2.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Duchenne de Boulogne Sur Mer
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Saint-Léonard has fewer young adults than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 9.3% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 26% of adults, between Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 27% of residents. Children are 16% of the town.
49median age
Saint-LéonardPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 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, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Léonard is Château de Pont-de-Briques. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 3.8% of the total, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Léonard
Is Saint-Léonard safe?
Saint-Léonard has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2 recorded violent incidents and 6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 9 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Léonard good?
They grade A−, better than 85% of compared French towns and #21 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The lycée stands out: 97% of 272 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Édouard Branly in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Léonard expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.54/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Léonard grades C for cost of living.
About Saint-Léonard
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Saint-Léonard is a commune of 3,353 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais. 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.
