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This town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France has a population of 1,470.
Jobs and pay hold up well (B): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 8.8% unemployment. Its weakest subject is health (C−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for schools and C+ for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, 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 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Groffliers 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.
The 2 things Groffliers does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Groffliers 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.
Groffliers has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Groffliers, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
3.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Groffliers.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Groffliers’ deaths ran at 102 per 100 expected, between Pas-de-Calais’ towns (115) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 136 residents of Groffliers died, against 133 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% more. Average lifespans in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women, 77.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Groffliers can choose among 7 GPs.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
72 houses and apartments changed hands in Groffliers from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.82/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.26/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,805/m² | 72 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Among adults, 33% have a degree. 31% of residents are 65 or over, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Groffliers | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 3.9% of the total, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 6.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment runs at 8.8%.
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 2.4 mi to the nearest one. At the general lycée, 95% of 165 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 135 | 79%−5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Jan LavezzariNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 165 | 95%−1 pt |
| Collège privé Notre Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 63 | 100%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Museums and other places to visit in and near Groffliers. Best known first.
MuseumMusée d'Opale Sud3.9 km northwest, in Berck
AttractionRaft4.9 km north, in BerckMuseumMuseumMusée de Berck-sur-Mer3.9 km northwest, in BerckMuseumMuseumLa maison du patrimoine4 km northwest, in BerckPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Groffliers has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Groffliers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groffliers | 1,470 | — | — | C− | — | C− |
| Verton | 2,571 | 1.9 | — | C | — | C |
| Berck | 12,951 | 2.3 | D− | C− | D− | D |
| Rang-du-Fliers | 4,297 | 2.6 | D | C | C | D− |
| Merlimont | 3,342 | 5.1 | D | D | C+ | D |
| Cucq | 5,129 | 7.1 | B− | D | B+ | D |
| Rue Somme | 2,987 | 8.1 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Groffliers has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 8.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Groffliers grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Groffliers is a commune of 1,470 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
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.