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HeuchinPas-de-Calais

The town, home to 482 people, lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

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There are no grades for Heuchin: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Thierry Bingen · CC BY-SA 3.0
Heuchin’s story

Heuchin in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Heuchin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Heuchin.

History

Old homes shape Heuchin: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Heuchin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
11th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Heuchin has fewer young adults than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 7.8% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Under-15s account for 20% of the population. Half of Heuchin is older than 42, half younger.

42median age
HeuchinPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Heuchin
HeuchinPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1520%18%17%
15–247.8%12%11%
25–4427%24%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+22%20%22%
No diploma20%24%19%
CAP or BEP30%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education19%22%30%

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

Work & commute

More people in Heuchin are out of work than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: 15.2%

After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,480 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Heuchin number 150, against 200 residents in work (0.8 per worker). 6.4% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
On foot8%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
150
jobs based in Heuchin, 0.8 per working resident
15.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

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

The nearest general lycée is 7.2 mi away.

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Heuchin91.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jacques PrévertNearest collègeCollègeCollège4491%+1 pt
91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate
0.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Heuchin than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.62/m² a month

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

17 houses and apartments changed hands in Heuchin from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.62/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Heuchin€10.62/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€10.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.75 to €12.89/m² a month)
€7.02/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Heuchin

12pages on Heuchin

Landmarks

Heuchin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Heuchin

One notable person was born in Heuchin.

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Heuchin’s 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 →
Saint-Pol-sur-TernoiseCauchy-à-la-TourAuchelBurbureCalonne-RicouartMarles-les-MinesSaint-Pol-sur-TernoiseCauchy-à-la-TourAuchelBurbureCalonne-RicouartMarles-les-MinesHeuchin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Heuchin482—————
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise4,6777.3B−B+D−B+
Cauchy-à-la-Tour2,5938.3B−BA−D−
Auchel10,0519.1CB+C−D−
Burbure2,8349.6BB+AD−
Calonne-Ricouart5,3699.7CB+C+D−
Marles-les-Mines5,41110C−BC+D−

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

About Heuchin

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

Heuchin is a commune of 482 people in the Communauté de communes du Ternois. 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
482 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Ternois
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.2 sq mi (8.3 km²)
INSEE code
62451

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 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.