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AlembonPas-de-Calais

The town, home to 624 people, lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

Is Alembon a good place to live?

Alembon isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Few residents are of retirement age: 14% are 65 or over.

What makes Alembon stand out

The one thing Alembon does most differently from other towns.

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Alembon’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Alembon’s story

No historic monuments in Alembon

The Culture ministry lists no building in Alembon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye des Prémontrés, in Licques, 2 mi away.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Alembon.

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Alembon, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 28% have a degree. Half of Alembon is older than 40.3, half younger.

40.3median age
AlembonPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Alembon
AlembonPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1520%18%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4425%24%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+14%20%22%
No diploma19%24%19%
CAP or BEP24%27%26%
Baccalauréat23%19%18%
Higher education28%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Alembon, 7.6%, runs below Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

Half of residents lived on more than €23,520 a year per consumption unit, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Alembon counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 300 workers). 3.6% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Alembon, 0.2 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

94.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 11.1 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.6 mi away.

94.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Alembon94.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean RostandNearest collègeCollègeCollège6594%+2 pts
94.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Alembon is €10.91/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 12 homes were sold in Alembon.

€10.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Alembon€10.91/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€10.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.91 to €13.35/m² a month)
€9.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Alembon

13pages on Alembon

Landmarks

Nothing in Alembon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Alembon

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Alembon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Alembon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Pas-de-Calais →
GuînesRinxentArdresMarquiseDesvresCoulogneGuînesRinxentArdresMarquiseDesvresCoulogneAlembon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Alembon624—————
Guînes5,4796C+B−CD−
Rinxent2,9876.4—B−—D
Ardres4,3897.1BB−A−D−
Marquise5,2178C+C+C+D−
Desvres4,8298.3B+A−B−D
Coulogne5,4389.6C+CA−C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Alembon

Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France

Alembon is a commune of 624 people in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Opale. 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
624 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays d'Opale
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.6 sq mi (9.3 km²)
INSEE code
62020

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.