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It is a town of 407 residents in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
At under 1,000 residents, Hermelinghen is too small for the grades other French towns get. Few residents are of retirement age: 11% are 65 or over.
The one thing Hermelinghen does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Hermelinghen as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye des Prémontrés, in Licques, 3.3 mi away.
17% 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 Hermelinghen.
Degrees are held by 29% of adults, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and near compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 11% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 14% of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Hermelinghen | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 28% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Hermelinghen counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). The jobless rate is 11.8%. The median disposable income was €23,340 a year per consumption unit, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Hermelinghen recorded 15 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Hermelinghen is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Hermelinghen.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Hermelinghen is a commune of 407 people in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Opale. 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) · 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.