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Home to 291 people, this town lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Alincthun falls below the line for grades. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
The one thing Alincthun does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Alincthun 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, 7 mi away.
26% 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 Alincthun.
Children under 15 make up 13%, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Among adults, 21% have a degree. Residents of Alincthun have a median age of 52.2.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Alincthun | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
12.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). Alincthun has 200 jobs for 100 working residents, 2 per worker. Households’ median disposable income: €23,690 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Alincthun.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Alincthun is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Alincthun yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Alincthun is a commune of 291 people in the Communauté de communes de Desvres-Samer. 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.