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This town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France has a population of 2,619.
Where it does best is walkability: nine in ten residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is a weak point (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on jobs & income as well (D−): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 15.9% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,570/m² takes 7.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Équihen-Plage has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Équihen-Plage does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Équihen-Plage 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.
Équihen-Plage has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Équihen-Plage as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Pont-de-Briques, in Saint-Léonard, 2.4 mi away.
1.4% 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 Équihen-Plage.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 213 deaths in Équihen-Plage from 2016 to 2025; there were 277, 30% more. In Pas-de-Calais, women can expect to live 83.5 years and men 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 2 GPs practise in the town.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €9.40/m² a month. Houses accounted for 86% of sales, apartments for the rest. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.61/m² a month, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,439/m² | 72 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Half of residents lived on more than €23,250 a year per consumption unit, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 9.1% of commuters travelled at the census.
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 bac pass rate near Équihen-Plage is 75.0%, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). By results, schools here place #90 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The nearest collège is 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Albert CamusNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 117 | 81%−5 pts |
| Lycée professionnel du professeur ClercNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 48 | 75%−3 pts |
| Collège Jean MoulinBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 94 | 89%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The share aged 15 to 24 is 13%. The median resident of Équihen-Plage is 44.6 years old. The 65-and-over age group makes up 22% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Équihen-Plage | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Équihen-Plage. Best known first.
Nothing in Équihen-Plage is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Équihen-Plage as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Équihen-Plage | 2,619 | — | — | C− | — | D− |
| Outreau | 13,138 | 2 | C− | C+ | C− | D− |
| Saint-Étienne-au-Mont | 5,029 | 2 | C+ | C | A− | C− |
| Le Portel | 8,768 | 2.3 | D | C | D | D− |
| Saint-Léonard | 3,353 | 2.6 | — | C | — | C |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer | 40,539 | 3.6 | C− | C+ | D− | D |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 4,115 | 4.1 | C | D− | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Équihen-Plage has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 7.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 44% of compared French towns and #90 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Équihen-Plage grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Équihen-Plage is a commune of 2,619 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais. 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 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.