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In Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, this town has 1,632 residents.
Fouquereuil’s schools beat most: bac results 1.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.2 points above the expected rate. Work and incomes lag (D−): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 10.4% unemployment. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,623/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Fouquereuil has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Fouquereuil 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.
Fouquereuil has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 2 things Fouquereuil does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fouquereuil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôtel de ville, in Béthune, 1.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Fouquereuil 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 Fouquereuil.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
113 deaths in Fouquereuil between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 105: 8% above. At birth, a girl in Pas-de-Calais can expect 83.5 years and a boy 77.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Fouquereuil is Clinique Anne Artois, 1.7 mi away.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
31% of adults hold a degree, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%). People 65 and over make up 16% of the town. Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Fouquereuil | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 3 vocational lycées within 5 km, 77% of 441 candidates passed the bac pro. Also worth knowing: the closest collège is 1.2 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul VerlaineNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 138 | 83%+5 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Louis BlaringhemNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 406 | 98%±0 pts |
| Collège Albert DebeyreBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 162 | 92%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Half of residents lived on more than €25,130 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665). A tenth of the labour force are out of work. No commute at all: 2.5% of working residents in Fouquereuil at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,623/m², comes from 44 sales of houses and apartments in Fouquereuil from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,623/m² | 44 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Fouquereuil. Best known first.
MuseumMusée régional d'ethnologie de Béthune3.5 km northeast, in BéthuneAttractionAttractionBeffroi de Béthune2.7 km northeast, in BéthuneAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Chocques3.2 km northwest, in ChocquesMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse de Val-Saint-Esprit1.6 km southwest, in GosnayFortFortTour Saint-Ignace2.8 km east, in BéthunePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fouquereuil yet.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Fouquereuil is a commune of 1,632 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. 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 →
Fouquereuil has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 60% of compared French towns. 98% of 406 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Louis Blaringhem in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 €1,623/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Fouquereuil grades B− for cost of living.
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 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.