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Population 97: a town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
At under 1,000 residents, Fontaine-lès-Boulans is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fontaine-lès-Boulans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Motte féodale, in Rely, 6.5 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Fontaine-lès-Boulans is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontaine-lès-Boulans.
Degrees are held by 18% of adults, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). 24% of residents have reached 65. Line up the people of Fontaine-lès-Boulans by age and the one in the middle is 40.3.
43% women, 57% men
About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Fontaine-lès-Boulans | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 29% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
10.8% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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.
Collège pupils travel 1.6 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques PrévertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 44 | 91%+1 pt |
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.
1 houses and apartments changed hands in Fontaine-lès-Boulans from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.02/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fontaine-lès-Boulans yet.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Fontaine-lès-Boulans is a commune of 97 people in the Communauté de communes du Ternois. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-lès-Boulans | 97 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cauchy-à-la-Tour | 2,593 | 7.7 | B− | B | A− | D− |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | 4,677 | 8.5 | B− | B+ | D− | B+ |
| Auchel | 10,051 | 8.6 | C | B+ | C− | D− |
| Burbure | 2,834 | 8.7 | B | B+ | A | D− |
| Calonne-Ricouart | 5,369 | 9.3 | C | B+ | C+ | D− |
| Marles-les-Mines | 5,411 | 9.8 | C− | B | C+ | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.