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CouinPas-de-Calais

Some 76 people live in this town, in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

Is Couin a good place to live?

Couin is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 13% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Couin stand out

The one thing Couin does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : Pir6mon (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY-SA 3.0
Couin’s story

Couin in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Couin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1965.

48% 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 Couin.

Who lives here

Few people in Couin are 15 to 24: 8%, fewer than in both Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

17% of residents are 65 or over, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. Residents of Couin have a median age of 47.5.

47.5median age
CouinPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Couin
CouinPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1516%18%17%
15–248%12%11%
25–4424%24%23%
45–6435%26%26%
65+17%20%22%
No diploma20%24%19%
CAP or BEP33%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education20%22%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Couin: 48% were built before 1919, more than in both Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Couin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 18th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1965
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Couin walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 4.3%

A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%). No commute at all: just over a tenth of working residents in Couin at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Couin, 0.3 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

97.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 10 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 7.9 mi away. The nearest collège is 2.6 mi away.

97.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Couin97.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Marguerite BergerNearest collègeCollègeCollège8997%+10 pts
97.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +10 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Couin is €11.70/m² a month

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

The market in Couin: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€11.70/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Couin€11.70/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€11.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.51 to €14.40/m² a month)
€9.10/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 Couin

13pages on Couin

Landmarks

Couin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Couin

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

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Couin’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 →
DoullensAlbertDainvilleAchicourtBapaumeBeaurainsDoullensAlbertDainvilleAchicourtBapaumeBeaurainsCouin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Couin76—————
Doullens Somme5,7518.6C+A−D−D
Albert Somme9,52111C−BDD
Dainville5,68314BCB−D
Achicourt7,87314CC+CD
Bapaume3,77914DB+D−D
Beaurains5,55914C+C+C+C−

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

About Couin

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

Couin is a commune of 76 people in the Communauté de communes des Campagnes de l'Artois. 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
76 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Campagnes de l'Artois
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.2 sq mi (5.8 km²)
INSEE code
62242

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.