Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 579 people, lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Fressin out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes. The median sale price is €1,416/m².
The 2 things Fressin does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Fressin counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1906.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fressin.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 15th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 8.9%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Graduates make up 21% of adults. The middle age in Fressin is 43.7. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and near compared French towns (22%).
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Fressin | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
16.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Fressin counts 0.3 jobs (100 jobs, 250 workers). Median disposable income comes to €23,940 a year per consumption unit.
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.
House rents are put at about €6.55/m² a month. 30 houses and apartments changed hands in Fressin from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,416/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Fressin’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ruines du château de Fressin: Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : Pir6mon (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Fressin as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fressin | 579 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt | 4,480 | 5.1 | C | B+ | D− | A− |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | 4,677 | 13 | B− | B+ | D− | B+ |
| Auxi-le-Château | 2,547 | 15 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Frévent | 3,259 | 16 | B− | A | D | D |
| Cauchy-à-la-Tour | 2,593 | 18 | B− | B | A− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Fressin is a commune of 579 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Pays du 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
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.