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Population 2,525: a town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Work and incomes are strong: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.8% unemployment. The weak point is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €1,974/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. Getting around depends on the car: just over a quarter of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Gonnehem has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Gonnehem does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Gonnehem 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.
Gonnehem has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Gonnehem; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1929.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gonnehem.
Half of residents lived on more than €28,460 a year per consumption unit, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.5% of commuters at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Gonnehem: 102 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 250 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 369, 48% more. In Pas-de-Calais, life expectancy at birth reaches 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Gonnehem have one GP on hand.
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.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,974/m², comes from 66 sales of houses and apartments in Gonnehem from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.93/m² a month, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.23/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,974/m² | 66 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 15th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 9.3% of the total, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.9 mi off. By results, schools here place #78 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The nearest collège is 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège LibertéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 157 | 85%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. Gonnehem has a median age of 45.7 years.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Gonnehem | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Gonnehem. Best known first.
The list names few of Gonnehem’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Gonnehem 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 →
Gonnehem has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 3.7 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 51% of compared French towns and #78 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. 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 €1,974/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gonnehem grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Gonnehem is a commune of 2,525 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
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 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.