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With 576 residents, it is a town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Acheville isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Acheville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Hénin-Beaumont, 3.9 mi away.
0.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Acheville.
Among adults, 45% have a degree. 21% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and below compared French towns (22%). Acheville has a median age of 48.7 years.
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Acheville | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.1% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.7% of commuters at the census. Acheville holds 50 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.1 jobs each.
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.
The closest collège is 1.8 mi off. At the general lycée, 88% of 128 candidates passed the bac, 3 points below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul LangevinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 119 | 82%±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Pablo PicassoNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 128 | 88%−3 pts |
| Collège Pierre BrossoletteBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 86 | 90%+9 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.
A house rents for an estimated €9.94/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 74% were houses. 19 houses and apartments changed hands in Acheville from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Acheville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Acheville as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acheville | 576 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rouvroy | 8,552 | 1.5 | D− | C+ | C− | D− |
| Méricourt | 11,619 | 1.5 | D− | C+ | C− | D |
| Drocourt | 2,939 | 2.2 | C+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| Billy-Montigny | 7,937 | 2.6 | D− | B− | D− | D |
| Sallaumines | 9,414 | 2.7 | D− | C+ | D | D− |
| Avion | 17,435 | 2.8 | D− | C+ | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Acheville is a commune of 576 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.