Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It skews young: only 15% of residents are 65 or over. In Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, this town has 1,439 residents.
School results are strong (A): bac results 3.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 8.5 points above the expected rate. Residents’ health trails most towns (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €1,896/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Calais Terres et Mers. Jobs & income is weaker too — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 11.0% unemployment. It lags on walkability as well (D).
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Hames-Boucres 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 3 things Hames-Boucres does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Hames-Boucres 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.
Hames-Boucres has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Hames-Boucres as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôtel de ville, in Calais, 4 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hames-Boucres.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Hames-Boucres come to 117 per 100 predicted. 96 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 82: 17% above. In Pas-de-Calais, women can expect to live 83.5 years and men 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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.
Vocational results within 5 km: 89% passed the bac pro, of 223 candidates at 2 lycées. No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 3.5 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les Quatre VentsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 85 | 98%+12 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Jean Bosco PrivateNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 73 | 100%+13 pts |
| Collège Jean MonnetBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 87 | 100%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €26,110 a year per consumption unit, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 6.3% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Unemployment runs at 11.0%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children are nearly a fifth of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 13%, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Hames-Boucres | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 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.
Behind the median of €1,896/m²: 32 houses and apartments sold in Hames-Boucres between July 2023 and June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.40/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.87/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 | €1,896/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Hames-Boucres. Best known first.
Nothing in Hames-Boucres is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Hames-Boucres yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Hames-Boucres has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.8 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 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. 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 €1,896/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Hames-Boucres grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Hames-Boucres is a commune of 1,439 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Calais Terres et Mers. 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.