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Auchy-au-BoisPas-de-Calais

It is a town of 548 residents in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

Is Auchy-au-Bois a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Auchy-au-Bois out for now.

Auchy-au-Bois’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Auchy-au-Bois’ story

No historic monuments in Auchy-au-Bois

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

The nearest classé monument is Motte féodale, in Rely, 1.7 mi away.

12% 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 Auchy-au-Bois.

Who lives here

A town of families: 24% of people in Auchy-au-Bois are under 15, more than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns

31% of adults hold a degree, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%). Those 65 and older account for 16% of residents. The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%.

38.2median age
Auchy-au-BoisPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education31%

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 Auchy-au-Bois
Auchy-au-BoisPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1524%18%17%
15–2412%12%11%
25–4426%24%23%
45–6423%26%26%
65+16%20%22%
No diploma14%24%19%
CAP or BEP25%27%26%
Baccalauréat26%19%18%
Higher education31%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Auchy-au-Bois has lower unemployment than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 6.3%

50 jobs are based in Auchy-au-Bois, for 250 working residents (0.1 per worker). 1.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €26,060 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
On foot0%
50
jobs based in Auchy-au-Bois, 0.1 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

99.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 11 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 4.8 mi away. The closest collège is 2.8 mi off.

99.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Auchy-au-Bois99.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Bernard ChochoyNearest collègeCollègeCollège9599%+11 pts
99.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +11 pts against the expected rate
2.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Auchy-au-Bois costs less than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.08/m² a month

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

Auchy-au-Bois recorded 25 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.08/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Auchy-au-Bois€10.08/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€10.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.32 to €12.21/m² a month)
€7.89/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 Auchy-au-Bois

12pages on Auchy-au-Bois

Landmarks

Nothing in Auchy-au-Bois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Auchy-au-Bois

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Auchy-au-Bois yet.

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Auchy-au-Bois’ 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-TourLillersAuchelIsberguesAire-sur-la-LysBurbureCauchy-à-la-TourLillersAuchelIsberguesAire-sur-la-LysAuchy-au-Bois
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Auchy-au-Bois548—————
Burbure2,8344.4BB+AD−
Cauchy-à-la-Tour2,5934.8B−BA−D−
Lillers10,1934.8C−B+C−D
Auchel10,0515.4CB+C−D−
Isbergues8,6506C+B+B−D
Aire-sur-la-Lys9,5986.1C+B+C−D

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

About Auchy-au-Bois

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

Auchy-au-Bois is a commune of 548 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
548 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.3 km²)
INSEE code
62049

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 8, 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.