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BoursinPas-de-Calais

236 people call this town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France home.

Is Boursin a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Boursin has none. 14% of residents are 15 to 24.

What makes Boursin stand out

The one thing Boursin does most differently from other towns.

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Boursin’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Boursin’s story

No historic monuments in Boursin

The Culture ministry lists no building in Boursin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye des Prémontrés, in Licques, 4.7 mi away.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boursin.

Who lives here

Students and young workers shape Boursin: 14% are 15 to 24, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by a third of adults, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 17% of the town. Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.

44median age
BoursinPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Boursin
BoursinPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1516%18%17%
15–2414%12%11%
25–4421%24%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+17%20%22%
No diploma12%24%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education33%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Boursin, 7.1%, runs below Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

Jobs based in Boursin number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.3 per worker). The median disposable income was €28,660 a year per consumption unit, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 2.6% of commuters travelled at the census.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Boursin, 0.3 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Boursin is €12.10/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

5 houses and apartments changed hands in Boursin from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.99/m² a month.

€12.10/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Boursin€12.10/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€12.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.69 to €15.11/m² a month)
€8.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Boursin

11pages on Boursin

Landmarks

Nothing in Boursin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Boursin

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Boursin yet.

How we find them →

Boursin’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Pas-de-Calais →
RinxentMarquiseGuînesDesvresWimilleSaint-Martin-BoulogneRinxentMarquiseGuînesDesvresWimilleSaint-Martin-BoulogneBoursin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Boursin236—————
Rinxent2,9874.2—B−—D
Marquise5,2175.9C+C+C+D−
Guînes5,4797.1C+B−CD−
Desvres4,8297.2B+A−B−D
Wimille3,8668.7CC−B−D−
Saint-Martin-Boulogne10,8889.1CCC−C−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Boursin

Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France

Boursin is a commune of 236 people in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Opale. 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

Population
236 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays d'Opale
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3 sq mi (7.7 km²)
INSEE code
62167

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 October 30, 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.