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DohemPas-de-Calais

A town of 826 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

Is Dohem a good place to live?

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

Dohem’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Dohem’s story

No historic monuments in Dohem

The Culture ministry lists no building in Dohem as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Omer, in Merck-Saint-Liévin, 2.7 mi away.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dohem.

Who lives here

A town of families: 23% of people in Dohem are under 15, more than in both Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 13%. Also worth knowing: among adults, 29% have a degree.

40.2median age
DohemPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Dohem
DohemPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1523%18%17%
15–2413%12%11%
25–4421%24%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+18%20%22%
No diploma19%24%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education29%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Dohem has lower unemployment than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 5.7%

At the census, 4.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs based in Dohem number 150, against 350 residents in work (0.4 per worker). The median disposable income is €25,690 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Dohem, 0.4 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Dohem is €10.70/m² a month

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

Dohem recorded 16 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.70/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Dohem€10.70/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€10.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.87 to €12.90/m² a month)
€7.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Capelle and 2 more in and around Dohem

Heritage and museums in and near Dohem. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dohem

12pages on Dohem

Landmarks

Nothing in Dohem is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Dohem

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

How we find them →

Dohem’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 →
LumbresWizernesBlendecquesLonguenesseSaint-Martin-lez-TatinghemArquesLumbresWizernesBlendecquesLonguenesseSaint-Martin-lez-TatinghemArquesDohem
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Dohem826—————
Lumbres3,5795.7A−A−B+D
Wizernes3,3216BB−AD−
Blendecques4,8597.3C+B−B−D
Longuenesse10,5488.2C−C+DD
Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem5,8438.6A−C+A−C+
Arques9,4319C−B−C−D−

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

About Dohem

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

Dohem is a commune of 826 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Lumbres. 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
826 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Lumbres
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.6 sq mi (9.2 km²)
INSEE code
62271

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.