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A town of 1,594 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Esquerdes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 9.6% unemployment. At the median price of €1,469/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Lumbres. Its strongest is schools (A+): bac results 12 points above the expected rate; brevet results 7.1 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Esquerdes does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Esquerdes 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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Esquerdes has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Esquerdes. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Esquerdes.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 91% of 44 candidates passed the bac pro. The closest collège is 2.2 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège René CassinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 87 | 99%+12 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Bernard ChochoyNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 44 | 91%+12 pts |
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 70 | 97%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,650 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 9.6%, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 4.0% of working residents in Esquerdes at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
234 deaths in Esquerdes between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 145: 62% above. After the care-home adjustment, Esquerdes’ deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, between Pas-de-Calais’ towns (115) and compared French towns (88). 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. There are 2 general practitioners 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 care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,469/m², comes from 46 sales of houses and apartments in Esquerdes from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.25/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.09/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 | €1,469/m² | 46 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Esquerdes is Église Saint-Martin.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 20%, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Among adults, 26% have a degree. Residents of Esquerdes have a median age of 41.2.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Esquerdes | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Esquerdes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: CH'TI du 59153 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Esquerdes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esquerdes | 1,594 | — | — | B | — | C− |
| Wizernes | 3,321 | 2.1 | B | B− | A | D− |
| Lumbres | 3,579 | 2.9 | A− | A− | B+ | D |
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem | 5,843 | 3.8 | A− | C+ | A− | C+ |
| Longuenesse | 10,548 | 4 | C− | C+ | D | D |
| Blendecques | 4,859 | 4.1 | C+ | B− | B− | D |
| Saint-Omer | 14,382 | 4.7 | C− | B− | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Esquerdes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 4.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A+, better than 99% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,469/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Esquerdes grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Esquerdes is a commune of 1,594 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) · 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.