Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 907 people, lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
At under 1,000 residents, Colembert is too small for the grades other French towns get. Only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Colembert does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Colembert counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Colembert.
People 65 and over make up 15% of the town, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 12% of residents. Just over a third of adults hold a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Colembert | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
8.9% of homes were built before 1919. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €26,060 a year per consumption unit, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). For its 450 residents in work, Colembert has 300 jobs: 0.7 each. The census found 2.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or 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.
House rents are put at about €8.99/m² a month. Colembert recorded 23 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Colembert’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Nicolas: Photo: CH'TI du 59153 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Colembert yet.
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Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Colembert is a commune of 907 people in the Communauté de communes de Desvres-Samer. 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 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.