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This town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France has a population of 127.
There are no grades for Hézecques: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 12% of homes.
The one thing Hézecques does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Hézecques as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Omer, in Merck-Saint-Liévin, 6.8 mi away.
21% 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 Hézecques.
The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents. Children under 15 make up 22%, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 16% of the population.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Hézecques | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 12% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income is €24,520 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 16.7% of working residents in Hézecques didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Hézecques is 98.0%, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The nearest collège is 2.4 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 12.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques BrelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 66 | 80%−2 pts |
| Lycée professionnel privé Sainte-Marie PrivateNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 41 | 98%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Hézecques recorded 6 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out, heritage and other places to visit in and near Hézecques. Best known first.
Nothing in Hézecques 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 Hézecques 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hézecques | 127 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cauchy-à-la-Tour | 2,593 | 12 | B− | B | A− | D− |
| Aire-sur-la-Lys | 9,598 | 12 | C+ | B+ | C− | D |
| Lumbres | 3,579 | 12 | A− | A− | B+ | D |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | 4,677 | 13 | B− | B+ | D− | B+ |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt | 4,480 | 13 | C | B+ | D− | A− |
| Wizernes | 3,321 | 13 | B | B− | A | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Hézecques is a commune of 127 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Pays du Montreuillois. 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 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.