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This town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France has a population of 174.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Chériennes has none. Second homes make up 10% of its housing. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Chériennes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chériennes 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, 4.2 mi away.
25% 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 Chériennes.
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. One in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Line up the people of Chériennes by age and the one in the middle is 43.2.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Chériennes | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 19% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 10.3%, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €22,970 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Chériennes went to work by public transport.
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 Chériennes: 10 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chériennes 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 Chériennes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chériennes | 174 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt | 4,480 | 4.2 | C | B+ | D− | A− |
| Auxi-le-Château | 2,547 | 6.5 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Frévent | 3,259 | 11 | B− | A | D | D |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | 4,677 | 14 | B− | B+ | D− | B+ |
| Rue Somme | 2,987 | 16 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Abbeville Somme | 22,395 | 17 | D | B− | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Chériennes is a commune of 174 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.