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Home to 160 people, this town lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Blingel isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 16% of homes.
The one thing Blingel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Blingel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Hesdin-la-Forêt, 5.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blingel.
Among adults, 26% have a degree. One in ten residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 23% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Blingel | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 17% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 6.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,970 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Blingel: 6 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.55/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Blingel. Best known first.
Nothing in Blingel 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 Blingel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blingel | 160 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt | 4,480 | 5.4 | C | B+ | D− | A− |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | 4,677 | 8.4 | B− | B+ | D− | B+ |
| Frévent | 3,259 | 11 | B− | A | D | D |
| Auxi-le-Château | 2,547 | 12 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Cauchy-à-la-Tour | 2,593 | 15 | B− | B | A− | D− |
| Auchel | 10,051 | 16 | C | B+ | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Blingel is a commune of 160 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) · 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.