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FamechonPas-de-Calais

111 people live in this town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

Is Famechon a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Famechon is too small for the grades other French towns get.

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

No historic monuments in Famechon

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

The nearest classé monument is Chapelle du cimetière, in Saint-Amand, 4.6 mi away.

24% 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 Famechon.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Famechon than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: 20% of adults

25% of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Ages in Famechon split evenly at 46.3: half are older, half younger.

46.3median age
FamechonPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

55% women, 45% men

About 82 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Famechon
FamechonPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1517%18%17%
15–2413%12%11%
25–4416%24%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+25%20%22%
No diploma25%24%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education20%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Famechon has lower unemployment than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 6.4%

12.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) yet lower than compared French towns (13.4%).

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot6%
Bicycle6%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Famechon, 0.4 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

97.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 10 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

General-bac pupils go 4.9 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 1.5 mi away.

97.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Famechon97.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Marguerite BergerNearest collègeCollègeCollège8997%+10 pts
97.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +10 pts against the expected rate
1.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Famechon is €11.70/m² a month

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

6 houses and apartments changed hands in Famechon from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.70/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Famechon€11.70/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€11.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.51 to €14.40/m² a month)
€9.10/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 Couin and 2 more in and around Famechon

Heritage in and near Famechon. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Famechon

13pages on Famechon

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Famechon

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

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Famechon’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 →
DoullensFréventAlbertDainvilleCorbieAchicourtDoullensFréventAlbertDainvilleCorbieAchicourtFamechon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Famechon111—————
Doullens Somme5,7515.6C+A−D−D
Frévent3,25912B−ADD
Albert Somme9,52113C−BDD
Dainville5,68315BCB−D
Corbie Somme5,98216BBBD−
Achicourt7,87316CC+CD

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

About Famechon

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

Famechon is a commune of 111 people in the Communauté de communes des Campagnes de l'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

Population
111 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Campagnes de l'Artois
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.8 sq mi (4.6 km²)
INSEE code
62322

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.