Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 496 residents in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Ficheux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. People aged 65 and over make up 28% of residents.
The one thing Ficheux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ficheux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
1.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ficheux.
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 25% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Ficheux | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ficheux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 1.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
5.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Ficheux holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €28,530 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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 closest lycée for the general bac is 4.3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Adam de la HalleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 95 | 91%+2 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 10 homes were sold in Ficheux.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Ficheux. Best known first.
Ficheux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
église Saint-Maurice: Photo: Thadée Szalamacha · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ficheux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ficheux | 496 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beaurains | 5,559 | 3.2 | C+ | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Achicourt | 7,873 | 3.2 | C | C+ | C | D |
| Dainville | 5,683 | 3.8 | B | C | B− | D |
| Arras | 42,875 | 4.4 | C− | C | D | D |
| Sainte-Catherine | 3,471 | 5.5 | A− | C | B+ | C |
| Saint-Nicolas | 4,494 | 5.7 | C | B− | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Ficheux is a commune of 496 people in the Communauté urbaine d'Arras. 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.