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23,843 people live in this town in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France.
A town of contrasts. Cost of living is its weak spot (D−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 16.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on safety as well (C) — an average of 7.9 recorded violent incidents and 18.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 75% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Add health to its strengths (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The overall grade comes out at C, #3 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. That leaves it better than 27% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, 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 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Les Lilas does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Les Lilas 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 Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Les Lilas, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.
Fernand Faroux, born in 1887, is the one person born in Les Lilas before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Museums, gardens and heritage in and near Les Lilas. Best known first.
AttractionCimetière du Père-Lachaise2.7 km southwest, in Paris 20e
MuseumMusée des Arts et Métiers4.9 km west, in Paris 3e
AttractionChâteau de Vincennes4.2 km south, in Vincennes
GardenParc de la Villette2.6 km northwest, in Paris 19e
MuseumMusée Picasso4.7 km southwest, in Paris 3ePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Lilas.
13.1% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (14.6%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income is €28,150 a year for each consumption unit. Per resident in work, Les Lilas counts 0.5 jobs (5,700 jobs, 10,950 workers).
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.
The estimated advertised rent is €24.96/m² a month, above both Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (€19.44/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses sell for €7,988/m² in Les Lilas, apartments for €6,596/m². Among the homes sold, 9% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €7,988/m² | 60 |
| Apartments | €6,596/m² | 593 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Under-15s account for 18% of the population. 16% of residents are 65 or over, higher than Seine-Saint-Denis’ towns (13%) yet lower than compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of the population.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Saint-Denis 51.1%, France 51.8%.
| Les Lilas | Seine-Saint-Denis median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 22% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 29% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 23% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 13% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 13% | 17% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 50% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Saint-Denis median and France median: the median of compared communes
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Les Lilas. 2025 saw 637 offenses recorded locally.
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.5% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,705 deaths in Les Lilas from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,641, 4% fewer. In Seine-Saint-Denis, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.7 years for women and 81 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 13 GPs practise locally.
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.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 20th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 7.4% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 79% passed the bac pro, of 3,380 candidates at 33 lycées. Ranked by results, schools here are #4 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Travail LangevinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 123 | 73%−1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Paul RobertNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 188 | 87%−6 pts |
| Collège Marx DormoyBest against expectations: 19 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 68 | 85%+19 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Les Lilas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
38 notable people were born in Les Lilas.
Jean Yanne: Studio Harcourt, CC BY 3.0 · Emmanuel Grégoire: Jacques Paquier, CC BY 2.0 · Freeze Corleone: Owen Da Silva-Manière, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Marc Ferracci: Lukasz Kobus / European Union, 2025 / EC - Audiovisual Service, CC BY 4.0 · Sébastien Marnier: Léo-Paul07, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nora Coton-Pélagie: Yoel42, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Lilas | 23,843 | — | C | D− | C | B+ |
| Le Pré-Saint-Gervais | 16,993 | 0.6 | C− | D− | C− | A− |
| Bagnolet | 43,086 | 0.8 | D− | D− | D | C |
| Romainville | 37,152 | 0.9 | D | D− | C− | C+ |
| Pantin | 61,929 | 1.3 | D− | D− | D | C+ |
| Paris 20e Paris | 185,140 | 1.4 | C+ | D− | C+ | B+ |
| Montreuil | 111,934 | 1.7 | D | D− | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #8 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 76 burglaries and 270 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 43% of compared French towns and #4 of 39 in Seine-Saint-Denis. 87% of 188 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Paul Robert in 2025, 6 points below 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 Les Lilas grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France
Les Lilas is a commune of 23,843 people in the Métropole du Grand Paris. 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 November 9, 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.