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FrencqPas-de-Calais

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

Is Frencq a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Frencq out for now.

Château de Rosamel
Château de Rosamel · Inscrit · Photo: Clément Bourgeois éd. · CC BY-SA 3.0
Frencq’s story

Frencq in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Frencq, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1966.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1966First protected: Château de Rosamel
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Frencq.

Who lives here

Children make up 22% of Frencq, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

10% of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by a quarter of adults.

38.9median age
FrencqPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Frencq
FrencqPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1522%18%17%
15–2410%12%11%
25–4425%24%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+17%20%22%
No diploma16%24%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat26%19%18%
Higher education25%22%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Frencq: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Frencq, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1966
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Frencq walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 1.9%

The median disposable income was €25,100 a year per consumption unit, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). 100 jobs are based in Frencq, for 400 working residents (0.3 per worker). Unemployment runs at 10.0%.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Frencq, 0.3 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Frencq is €12.71/m² a month

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

The market in Frencq: 17 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€12.71/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Frencq€12.71/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€12.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.32 to €15.65/m² a month)
€10.37/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Frencq

11pages on Frencq

Landmarks

Frencq has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Rosamel: Photo: Clément Bourgeois éd. · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Frencq

Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Frencq as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Frencq’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 →
ÉtaplesCamiersLe Touquet-Paris-PlageNeufchâtel-HardelotSamerCucqÉtaplesCamiersLe Touquet-Paris-PlageNeufchâtel-HardelotSamerCucqFrencq
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Frencq893—————
Étaples10,7103.9CC−CD
Camiers2,5823.9C−DA−D
Le Touquet-Paris-Plage4,2245.5C+D−D−C+
Neufchâtel-Hardelot4,1155.5CD−B+C
Samer4,7045.6BB−AD−
Cucq5,1296.5B−DB+D

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

About Frencq

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

Frencq is a commune of 893 people in the Communauté d'agglomération des Deux Baies en Montreuillois. 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
893 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération des Deux Baies en Montreuillois
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
7.8 sq mi (20.1 km²)
INSEE code
62354

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.