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237 people call this town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France home.
Buire-au-Bois isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes.
The one thing Buire-au-Bois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Buire-au-Bois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Auxi-le-Château, 2.6 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Buire-au-Bois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Buire-au-Bois.
Degrees are held by 22% of adults, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 28% of the population. The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Buire-au-Bois | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €23,210 a year per consumption unit, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and below compared French towns (€25,970). The unemployment rate comes to 9.1%. At the census, a tenth of working residents in Buire-au-Bois didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.49/m² a month. Buire-au-Bois recorded 11 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Buire-au-Bois yet.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Buire-au-Bois is a commune of 237 people in the Communauté de communes du Ternois. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buire-au-Bois | 237 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Auxi-le-Château | 2,547 | 2.8 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Frévent | 3,259 | 6.1 | B− | A | D | D |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt | 4,480 | 9 | C | B+ | D− | A− |
| Doullens Somme | 5,751 | 11 | C+ | A− | D− | D |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | 4,677 | 11 | B− | B+ | D− | B+ |
| Flixecourt Somme | 3,221 | 18 | C | B+ | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 8, 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.