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A town of 505 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

Population

505

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.91

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,260

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Courset a good place to live?

Courset is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Fermette située au hameau de la Gaverie · Inscrit · Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 3.0

Courset’s story

Courset in pictures

Courset has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2007.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

2007First protected: Fermette située au hameau de la Gaverie

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Courset.

History

Courset keeps more of its old housing than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 12% built before 1919

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

The protected list starts in the 19th century. Courset has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

19th c.

oldest protected part

2007

first monument protected

Full pageCourset’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes12% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Courset?”

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

Who lives here

Courset is a graduates’ town: 34% hold a degree, more than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and across compared French towns

Under 15: 19% of residents. Residents of Courset have a median age of 42.6. The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%).

42.6median age

CoursetPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Pas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

11%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP25%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Courset
	Courset	Pas-de-Calais median	France median
Under 15	19%	18%	17%
15–24	11%	12%	11%
25–44	23%	24%	23%
45–64	26%	26%	26%
65+	21%	20%	22%
No diploma	16%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	25%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	19%	18%
Higher education	34%	22%	30%

Full pageCourset’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages42.6 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households190 households · 2.5 people per household Born abroad1.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Courset?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Courset, 5.2%, runs below Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,260 a year per consumption unit. 100 jobs are based in Courset, for 250 working residents (0.4 per worker). At the census, 2.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%

On foot2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Courset, 0.4 per working resident

5.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,260

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

10%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageCourset’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,260 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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, 9 points above the expected rate

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

For collège, the closest is 1.9 mi away.

97.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Courset97.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège du CaraquetNearest collègeCollège	Collège	124	97%+9 pts

97.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +9 pts against the expected rate

1.9 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageCourset’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges97.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Courset is €10.91/m² a month

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

Courset recorded 14 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.06/m² a month.

€10.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Courset€10.91/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²

€10.91/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.91 to €13.35/m² a month)

€9.06/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCourset’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.91/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Musée de la céramique de Desvres and 2 more in and around Courset

Museums and heritage in and near Courset. Best known first.

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MuseumMusée de la céramique de Desvres2.6 km north, in Desvres AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Doudeauville3.9 km south, in Doudeauville MuseumMuseumVillage des Métiers d'Art de Desvres1.5 km north, in Longfossé

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Musée de la céramique de Desvres: openroads.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Courset

13pages on Courset

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.1 mi away Housing14 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.6 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

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Fermette située au hameau de la GaverieFarm · 19th c.

Classé

Église Saint-GillesChurch · 15th & 16th c. · in Clenleu, 8.5 mi

Classé

Église Saint-QuentinChurch · 16th c. · in Montcavrel, 9.1 mi

Classé

Château de Pont-de-BriquesChâteau · 18th c. · in Saint-Léonard, 10.2 mi

Photo credits

Fermette située au hameau de la Gaverie: Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Courset

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

How we find them →

Courset’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 →

DesvresSamerNeufchâtel-HardelotSaint-LéonardSaint-Étienne-au-MontSaint-Martin-BoulogneCourset

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Courset	505	—	—	—	—	—
Desvres	4,829	1.8	B⁺	A⁻	B⁻	D
Samer	4,704	4.5	B	B⁻	A	D⁻
Neufchâtel-Hardelot	4,115	10	C	D⁻	B⁺	C
Saint-Léonard	3,353	10	—	C	—	C
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont	5,029	10	C⁺	C	A⁻	C⁻
Saint-Martin-Boulogne	10,888	11	C	C	C⁻	C⁻

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

About Courset

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

Courset is a commune of 505 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

Population: 505 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de Desvres-Samer
Département: Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région: Hauts-de-France
Area: 4 sq mi (10.3 km²)
INSEE code: 62251

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.