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AlettePas-de-Calais

A town of 365 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

Is Alette a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Alette out for now.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Leroypy · CC BY-SA 4.0
Alette’s story

Alette in pictures

Alette has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

19% 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 Alette.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 19% of people in Alette are 65 or over, fewer than in both Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 30% of adults. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). Alette has a median age of 43.9.

43.9median age
AlettePas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Alette
AlettePas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1519%18%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4422%24%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+19%20%22%
No diploma17%24%19%
CAP or BEP27%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education30%22%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Alette: 19% were built before 1919, more than in both Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Alette has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Alette than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 5.8%

Alette has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income was €23,770 a year per consumption unit, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) but below compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 11.0%.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Alette, 0.3 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Alette than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.55/m² a month

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

11 houses and apartments changed hands in Alette from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.55/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Alette€10.55/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€10.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.28 to €13.43/m² a month)
€7.77/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 Alette

11pages on Alette

Landmarks

Alette has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Famous people from Alette

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Alette yet.

How we find them →

Alette’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 →
ÉtaplesSamerDesvresCucqCamiersLe Touquet-Paris-PlageÉtaplesSamerDesvresCucqCamiersLe Touquet-Paris-PlageAlette
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Alette365—————
Étaples10,7108.7CC−CD
Samer4,7049BB−AD−
Desvres4,82910B+A−B−D
Cucq5,12910B−DB+D
Camiers2,58211C−DA−D
Le Touquet-Paris-Plage4,22411C+D−D−C+

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

About Alette

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

Alette is a commune of 365 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Pays du Montreuillois. 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
365 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
5.4 sq mi (14 km²)
INSEE code
62021

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.