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Haute-AvesnesPas-de-Calais

The town, home to 465 people, lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

Is Haute-Avesnes a good place to live?

There are no grades for Haute-Avesnes: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Haute-Avesnes’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Haute-Avesnes’ story

No historic monuments in Haute-Avesnes

The Culture ministry lists no building in Haute-Avesnes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit Les Pierres Jumelles, in Mont-Saint-Éloi, 2.1 mi away.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Haute-Avesnes.

Who lives here

More people in Haute-Avesnes hold a degree than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 40%

15% of residents are children under 15. The 15-to-24 age group: 12%, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Haute-Avesnes in two is 43.5.

43.5median age
Haute-AvesnesPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma8%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education40%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Haute-Avesnes
Haute-AvesnesPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1515%18%17%
15–2412%12%11%
25–4425%24%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+21%20%22%
No diploma8.2%24%19%
CAP or BEP24%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education40%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Haute-Avesnes has lower unemployment than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 5.3%

At the census, 4.8% 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. Jobs based in Haute-Avesnes number 100, against 250 residents in work (0.5 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €29,330 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Haute-Avesnes, 0.5 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

96.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 2.7 mi away.

96.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Haute-Avesnes96.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean MonnetNearest collègeCollègeCollège13696%+6 pts
96.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +6 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Haute-Avesnes costs less than in both Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.46/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €9.73/m² a month. The market in Haute-Avesnes: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€10.46/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Haute-Avesnes€10.46/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€10.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.54 to €12.81/m² a month)
€9.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Abbaye du mont Saint-Éloi and 7 more in and around Haute-Avesnes

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Haute-Avesnes. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Haute-Avesnes

13pages on Haute-Avesnes

Landmarks

Nothing in Haute-Avesnes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Haute-Avesnes

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Haute-Avesnes yet.

How we find them →

Haute-Avesnes’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Pas-de-Calais →
Anzin-Saint-AubinDainvilleSainte-CatherineArrasSouchezSaint-NicolasAnzin-Saint-AubinDainvilleSainte-CatherineArrasSouchezSaint-NicolasHaute-Avesnes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Haute-Avesnes465—————
Anzin-Saint-Aubin2,8334.7AC−AB
Dainville5,6835BCB−D
Sainte-Catherine3,4715.6A−CB+C
Arras42,8756.2C−CDD
Souchez2,6636.4BCA−A−
Saint-Nicolas4,4946.6CB−C−D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Haute-Avesnes

Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France

Haute-Avesnes is a commune of 465 people in the Communauté de communes des Campagnes de l'Artois. 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

Population
465 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Campagnes de l'Artois
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.6 sq mi (4 km²)
INSEE code
62415

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.