Blendecques grades C+ overall: better than 42% of compared French towns, and #35 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 13% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,517/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer. Its strongest is schools (A−): bac results 0.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3.1 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Blendecques 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blendecques.
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Blendecques run higher than in 93% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Blendecques come to 113 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 478 residents of Blendecques died, against 370 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 29% more.
+13%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw129
Adjusted113
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Blendecques · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de la Region de Saint Omer
1.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de la Region de Saint Omer
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Blendecques than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 92.7%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Blendecques is 94.4%, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 79% of 233 candidates passed the bac pro. Schools rank #31 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Fewer commuters in Blendecques walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 7.8%
Per resident in work, Blendecques counts 0.9 jobs (1,800 jobs, 1,900 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €22,620 a year per consumption unit, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 11.4% are unemployed.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport3%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
1,800
jobs based in Blendecques, 0.9 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 61% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Blendecques than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults
Blendecques has a median age of 43.7 years. People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town. Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and above compared French towns (17%).
43.7median age
BlendecquesPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Blendecques is graded a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,517/m²: 169 houses and apartments sold in Blendecques between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 99% were houses. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.09/m² a month, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,517/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Blendecques€1,517/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,521/m²
168
€11.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.14 to €13.46/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,440
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Blendecques has less crime per resident than 51% of compared French towns
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Blendecques. For 2025, the figures show 112 offenses in the town. Graded property crimes ran at 9.2 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 12 (2023–2025 average).
12recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage47
Family violence29
Other physical violence20
Sexual violence11
Burglary5
Drug use37
Fraud30
Theft without violence16
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
12
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
112
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 4.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Blendecques
Is Blendecques safe?
It grades B− for safety, #39 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 47 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Blendecques good?
They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns and #31 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The lycée stands out: 98% of 290 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Blaise Pascal in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Blendecques expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,517/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Blendecques grades B− for cost of living.
About Blendecques
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Blendecques is a commune of 4,859 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer. 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
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.
