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Population 1,513: a town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Auchy-lès-Hesdin is easy to get around without a car: just over four in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Incomes are on the low side: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 15.2% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €853/m² takes 2.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des 7 Vallées. Health is weaker too — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Auchy-lès-Hesdin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Auchy-lès-Hesdin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Auchy-lès-Hesdin with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Auchy-lès-Hesdin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Auchy-lès-Hesdin; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
13% 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 Auchy-lès-Hesdin.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Pas-de-Calais can expect 83.5 years and a boy 77.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 325 deaths in Auchy-lès-Hesdin between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 224: 45% above. The nearest emergency department to Auchy-lès-Hesdin is Polyclinique de la Clarence, 18.1 mi away. One GP practises here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
The median disposable income was €20,480 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.7% of working residents in Auchy-lès-Hesdin didn’t travel to work at all. Bus, tram or train carried 2.7% of working residents in Auchy-lès-Hesdin to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
13% are under 15, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 14% of residents. The age that splits Auchy-lès-Hesdin in two is 50.3.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Auchy-lès-Hesdin | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 34% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Auchy-lès-Hesdin; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses are advertised at an estimated €6.55/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €12.28/m² a month, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Auchy-lès-Hesdin recorded 33 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €853/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Auchy-lès-Hesdin. Best known first.
Auchy-lès-Hesdin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Auchy-lès-Hesdin yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auchy-lès-Hesdin | 1,513 | — | — | B | — | D |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt | 4,480 | 3.2 | C | B+ | D− | A− |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | 4,677 | 10 | B− | B+ | D− | B+ |
| Auxi-le-Château | 2,547 | 12 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Frévent | 3,259 | 12 | B− | A | D | D |
| Cauchy-à-la-Tour | 2,593 | 17 | B− | B | A− | D− |
| Auchel | 10,051 | 18 | C | B+ | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Auchy-lès-Hesdin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 8.4 recorded violent incidents and 9.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Auchy-lès-Hesdin grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Auchy-lès-Hesdin is a commune of 1,513 people in the Communauté de communes des 7 Vallées. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.