Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 260 residents and lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Boisdinghem isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Boisdinghem does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Boisdinghem as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye Saint-Paul de Wisques, in Wisques, 4.2 mi away.
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 Boisdinghem.
People 65 and over make up 15% of the town, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Degrees are held by 35% of adults. Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Boisdinghem | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,180 a year per consumption unit. 4.0% 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%).
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.
At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 91% of 44 candidates passed the bac pro. The closest collège is 3 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Albert CamusNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 180 | 98%+6 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Bernard ChochoyNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 44 | 91%+12 pts |
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 70 | 97%+4 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.
Sales in Boisdinghem from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €8.55/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Boisdinghem 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 Boisdinghem 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boisdinghem | 260 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lumbres | 3,579 | 3.1 | A− | A− | B+ | D |
| Éperlecques | 3,737 | 5.6 | — | B− | — | D− |
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem | 5,843 | 5.8 | A− | C+ | A− | C+ |
| Wizernes | 3,321 | 6.5 | B | B− | A | D− |
| Longuenesse | 10,548 | 7.2 | C− | C+ | D | D |
| Saint-Omer | 14,382 | 7.2 | C− | B− | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Boisdinghem is a commune of 260 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Lumbres. 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.