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In Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, this town has 485 residents.
Écoust-Saint-Mein has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Écoust-Saint-Mein as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Cromlech, dénommé les Bonnettes, in Sailly-en-Ostrevent, 7.2 mi away.
1.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Écoust-Saint-Mein.
Retirement age and beyond: 17% of residents are 65 or older. People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). The under-15s are 19% of the population here.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Écoust-Saint-Mein | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 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
At the census, 2.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Écoust-Saint-Mein holds 150 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. Median disposable income comes to €27,960 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 16 homes in Écoust-Saint-Mein.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Écoust-Saint-Mein. Best known first.
Nothing in Écoust-Saint-Mein is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Écoust-Saint-Mein.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Écoust-Saint-Mein | 485 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bapaume | 3,779 | 6 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Beaurains | 5,559 | 7.9 | C+ | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Achicourt | 7,873 | 8.9 | C | C+ | C | D |
| Biache-Saint-Vaast | 4,568 | 9.2 | B+ | B+ | B+ | D− |
| Saint-Laurent-Blangy | 6,459 | 9.5 | C | C+ | C− | D |
| Arras | 42,875 | 9.8 | C− | C | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Écoust-Saint-Mein is a commune of 485 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud-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
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 November 4, 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.