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Home to 410 people, this town lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Bazinghen falls below the line for grades. Just over a fifth of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Bazinghen does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bazinghen as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fort Vauban dit Fort Mahon, in Ambleteuse, 3.6 mi away.
23% 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 Bazinghen.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents. People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Bazinghen | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €30,530 a year per consumption unit, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Bazinghen has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2 mi away. General-bac pupils go 6.9 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RostandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 156 | 98%+6 pts |
| Lycée professionnel des Deux CapsNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 48 | 98%+13 pts |
| Collège privé Saint-Martin PrivateBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 82 | 99%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.58/m² a month. Sales in Bazinghen from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bazinghen 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 Bazinghen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bazinghen | 410 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marquise | 5,217 | 1.9 | C+ | C+ | C+ | D− |
| Rinxent | 2,987 | 3.5 | — | B− | — | D |
| Wimereux | 6,256 | 4.5 | B | D− | A− | D |
| Wimille | 3,866 | 5.6 | C | C− | B− | D− |
| Saint-Martin-Boulogne | 10,888 | 7.5 | C | C | C− | C− |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer | 40,539 | 7.8 | C− | C+ | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Bazinghen is a commune of 410 people in the Communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps. 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.