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AmesPas-de-Calais

A town of 676 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

Population
676
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.54
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€23,650
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Ames a good place to live?

Ames is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre · Classé · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Ames’ story

Ames in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ames: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Louis Maximilien François Hinnisdal de Fumal, born in 1751, is the one person born in Ames before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1984First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ames.

History

Ames keeps more of its old housing than Pas-de-Calais or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Ames comes above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ames: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Ames is Église Saint-Pierre.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1984
first monument protected
Full pageAmes’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes13% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Ames?”

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

Who lives here

Ames skews young, with 13% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns

For Ames, that is above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 25% of adults.

41.9median age
AmesPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education25%

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 Ames
AmesPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1518%18%17%
15–2413%12%11%
25–4422%24%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+20%20%22%
No diploma16%24%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education25%22%30%
Full pageAmes’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages41.9 median age · 20% are 65 or overHouseholds280 households · 2.4 people per householdBorn abroad0.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Ames?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Ames than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 4.1%

Ames sits below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Ames has 50 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,650 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Ames, 0.2 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageAmes’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working residentMedian income€23,650 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

85.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.6 points above the expected rate

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

Near Ames, 94.9% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%).

99%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Ames85.3%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Ames94.9%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège René CassinNearest collègeCollègeCollège10092%+2 pts
Lycée général et technologique Anatole FranceNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée20099%+2 pts
Lycée professionnel Fernand DegrugillierBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée7484%+8 pts

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99%
passed the general and technological bac, +2 pts against the expected rate
84%
passed the vocational bac, +8 pts against the expected rate
85.3%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1.6 pts against the expected rate
2.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Full pageAmes’ schools pageOpen the page
Collèges85.3% passed the brevet · Two collèges within 5 kmLycées94.9% passed the bac · Two lycées within 5 km

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

Housing

Renting in Ames costs less than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.54/m² a month

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

That puts Ames below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.54/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ames€9.54/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€9.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.94 to €11.47/m² a month)
€7.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageAmes’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.54/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ames

12pages on Ames
The big questions
SchoolsTwo collèges and two lycées within 5 kmHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5.3 mi awayHousing15 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute50 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 41.9History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

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Église Saint-PierreChurch · 11th–19th c.
Classé
Église Saint-OmerChurch · 12th c. · in Lillers, 3.4 mi
Classé
Motte féodaleFortified house · Middle Ages · in Rely, 3.7 mi
Classé
Église Saint-SauveurChurch · 12th–17th c. · in Ham-en-Artois, 4 mi
Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0

Famous people from Ames

One notable person was born in Ames.

Their page →
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Louis Maximilien François Hinnisdal de FumalFrench soldier · born 1751

Ames’ 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 →
BurbureCauchy-à-la-TourAuchelLillersAllouagneMarles-les-MinesBurbureCauchy-à-la-TourAuchelLillersAllouagneMarles-les-MinesAmes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ames676—————
Burbure2,8342.1BB+AD−
Cauchy-à-la-Tour2,5932.7B−BA−D−
Auchel10,0513.1CB+C−D−
Lillers10,1933.2C−B+C−D
Allouagne2,8234.2—B—D
Marles-les-Mines5,4114.3C−BC+D−

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

About Ames

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

Ames is a commune of 676 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. 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
676 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.4 sq mi (3.7 km²)
INSEE code
62028

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 October 30, 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.