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Some 5,129 people live in this town, in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France. Over-65s are 35% of the population.
Cucq’s grades pull in different directions. Where it falls short is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The town grades B− overall, better than nearly half of compared French towns, and ranks #24 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Pupils here do better than most (A+): bac results 10.2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 6.2 points above the expected rate. It is a safe place by the numbers: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 11.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Cucq does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cucq with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Cucq as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôtel de ville, in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, 2.5 mi away.
1.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, family days out and other places to visit in and near Cucq. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du Touquet-Paris-Plage – Édouard-Champion3.1 km north, in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
AquariumMaréis3.8 km north, in ÉtaplesMuseumMuseumMusée Quentovic d'Étaples3.6 km northeast, in ÉtaplesTheme parkTheme parkLaby’Parc3 km east, in Saint-JosseAttractionAttractionPavillon de la Mer3.5 km northeast, in ÉtaplesMuseumMuseumMusée de la Marine3.6 km northeast, in ÉtaplesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cucq.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 3 vocational lycées within 5 km, 91% of 117 candidates passed the bac pro. There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 6.5 mi away. The town’s schools place #7 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Maxence Van Der MeerschNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 78 | 94%+2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent hôtelierNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 35 | 100% |
| Lycée professionnel Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 24 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 40 | 98%+24 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Cucq, houses go for €4,216/m² and apartments for €4,664/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €13.98/m² a month, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €11.81/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,216/m² | 314 |
| Apartments | €4,664/m² | 242 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.2% of the town, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 31% have a degree. Ages in Cucq split evenly at 56.1: half are older, half younger.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Cucq | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Pas-de-Calais live to 83.5 on average and men to 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 827 deaths in Cucq between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 717: 15% above. 22 GPs practise here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Police and gendarmerie recorded 80 offenses in Cucq in 2025. The commonest graded crime locally was criminal damage (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 7.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Just over a tenth of people in the labour force have no job. 1,550 jobs are based in Cucq, for 1,850 working residents (0.8 per worker). Bus, tram or train carried 2.9% of working residents in Cucq to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Cucq is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
8 notable people were born in Cucq.
Pauline Parmentier: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Benjamin Leroy: Nico971, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Matthieu Bataille: XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ophélie David: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pauline Crammer: Patrick GDM, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cucq | 5,129 | — | B− | D | B+ | D |
| Merlimont | 3,342 | 2 | D | D | C+ | D |
| Le Touquet-Paris-Plage | 4,224 | 2.3 | C+ | D− | D− | C+ |
| Étaples | 10,710 | 2.7 | C | C− | C | D |
| Rang-du-Fliers | 4,297 | 4.7 | D | C | C | D− |
| Berck | 12,951 | 5.6 | D− | C− | D− | D |
| Camiers | 2,582 | 5.7 | C− | D | A− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #26 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 33 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A+, better than 98% of compared French towns and #7 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. 100% of 35 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent hôtelier in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cucq grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Cucq is a commune of 5,129 people in the Communauté d'agglomération des Deux Baies en Montreuillois. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.