Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 1,196 people, this town lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Hallines’s best grade is for schools (A): bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results 6.5 points above the expected rate. Where it falls short is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,545/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 12.9% unemployment.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Hallines 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 Hallines does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Hallines 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.
Hallines has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Hallines has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1970.
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Hallines. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hallines.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 115 residents of Hallines died, against 88 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 30% more. The nearest emergency department to Hallines is Centre hospitalier de la Region de Saint Omer, 1.5 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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Hallines, 98.8% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. A collège lies 1 mi away. At the two general lycées, 99% of 471 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège René CassinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 87 | 99%+12 pts |
| Lycée général La Malassise PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 181 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège Blaise PascalBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 98 | 91%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stood at 12.9%, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,950 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
9.2% of homes date from before 1919. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Hallines is 46.5. A fifth of residents are 65 or over.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Hallines | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,545/m², comes from 43 sales of houses and apartments in Hallines from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.86/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.09/m² a month, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,545/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Hallines has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Hallines yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallines | 1,196 | — | — | B− | — | D− |
| Wizernes | 3,321 | 0.9 | B | B− | A | D− |
| Blendecques | 4,859 | 2.9 | C+ | B− | B− | D |
| Longuenesse | 10,548 | 2.9 | C− | C+ | D | D |
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem | 5,843 | 3.1 | A− | C+ | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Omer | 14,382 | 3.7 | C− | B− | D− | D |
| Lumbres | 3,579 | 4.1 | A− | A− | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Hallines has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 4.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 181 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général La Malassise in 2025, a point above 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 €1,545/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Hallines grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Hallines is a commune of 1,196 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer. 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.