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A town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, home to 819 people.
Carency isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Carency as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines de l'église, in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, 1.3 mi away.
2.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Carency. Best known first.
MuseumCentre d’histoire du mémorial 14-183.2 km northeast, in SouchezAttractionAttractionAnneau de la Mémoire2.6 km northeast, in Ablain-Saint-NazaireAttractionAttractionCimetière militaire tchécoslovaque de Neuville-Saint-Vaast3.3 km southeast, in Neuville-Saint-VaastAttractionAttractionPierres Jumelles4 km southwest, in Mont-Saint-ÉloiMuseumMuseumMusée Vivant de Notre Dame de Lorette2.7 km north, in Ablain-Saint-NazairePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Carency.
Under-15s account for nearly a fifth of the population. The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and close to compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Carency is 44.3.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Carency | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.8% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 5.7%. Carency holds 50 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 0.1 jobs each.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €9.73/m² a month. 20 houses and apartments changed hands in Carency from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Carency is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Carency.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carency | 819 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Souchez | 2,663 | 2 | B | C | A− | A− |
| Aix-Noulette | 3,902 | 3.1 | D | C | B− | C− |
| Angres | 4,641 | 3.1 | D | C | B+ | D |
| Liévin | 30,063 | 4.5 | D− | C+ | D | D− |
| Vimy | 4,270 | 4.7 | D | C− | B | C− |
| Bully-les-Mines | 12,146 | 4.7 | D | C+ | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Carency is a commune of 819 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin. 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.