Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fauquembergues.
History
Fauquembergues keeps more of its old housing than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fauquembergues, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 22% of people in Fauquembergues are under 15, more than in both Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 18% of adults. 13% of residents are 15 to 24, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Line up the people of Fauquembergues by age and the one in the middle is 40.1.
40.1median age
FauquemberguesPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Unemployment in Fauquembergues, 21.6%, runs above Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €19,280 a year. Fauquembergues has 450 jobs for 300 working residents, 1.5 per worker. Bus, tram or train carried 2.0% of working residents in Fauquembergues to work at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot10%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
450
jobs based in Fauquembergues, 1.5 per working resident
21.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The median sale price of homes in Fauquembergues is €1,060/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.09/m² a month, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 91% houses, the rest apartments. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.52/m² a month.
€1,060/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fauquembergues€1,060/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
€11.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.14 to €13.46/m² a month)
€7.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Fauquembergues
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Fauquembergues is a commune of 932 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer. 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
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.
