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A town of 836 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Elnes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Elnes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Esquerdes, 2.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Elnes.
Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for nearly a fifth of the people here. Line up the people of Elnes by age and the one in the middle is 43.5.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Elnes | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,650 a year. Unemployment stood at 10.8%, between Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: at the census, 3.3% of working residents in Elnes didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 6.2 mi away. A collège lies 1.3 mi away. At the lycées within 5 km of Elnes, 91.0% passed the bac, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 70 | 97%+4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Bernard ChochoyNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 44 | 91%+12 pts |
| Collège Albert CamusBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 180 | 98%+6 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.
Elnes recorded 26 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Elnes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Elnes yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elnes | 836 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lumbres | 3,579 | 1.2 | A− | A− | B+ | D |
| Wizernes | 3,321 | 5 | B | B− | A | D− |
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem | 5,843 | 6.4 | A− | C+ | A− | C+ |
| Longuenesse | 10,548 | 6.8 | C− | C+ | D | D |
| Blendecques | 4,859 | 6.9 | C+ | B− | B− | D |
| Saint-Omer | 14,382 | 7.4 | C− | B− | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Elnes is a commune of 836 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
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.