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HocquinghenPas-de-Calais

Some 118 people live in this town, in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

Is Hocquinghen a good place to live?

Hocquinghen has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Église Saint-Omer et ancien presbytère
Église Saint-Omer et ancien presbytère · Inscrit · Photo: Jean Marc Gfp · CC BY 3.0
Hocquinghen’s story

Hocquinghen in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Hocquinghen; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2015.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2015First protected: Église Saint-Omer et ancien presbytère
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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Omer et ancien presbytère: Photo: Jean Marc Gfp · CC BY 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hocquinghen.

History

Old homes shape Hocquinghen: 19% were built before 1919, more than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and across compared French towns

1historic monument

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Hocquinghen; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
2015
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Children make up 26% of Hocquinghen, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

39.3median age

Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. Graduates make up 28% of adults.

HocquinghenPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Hocquinghen
HocquinghenPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1526%18%17%
15–248.5%12%11%
25–4422%24%23%
45–6419%26%26%
65+24%20%22%
No diploma14%24%19%
CAP or BEP34%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education28%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Hocquinghen, 2.1%, runs below Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

6%walk, cycle or take transit

After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,140 a year per consumption unit. 6.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 4.1% of working residents in Hocquinghen didn’t travel to work at all.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Hocquinghen, 0.2 per working resident
2.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

94.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

94.0%passed the brevet

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

General-bac pupils go 12.6 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.1 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Hocquinghen94.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean RostandNearest collègeCollègeCollège6594%+2 pts
94.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate
1.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Hocquinghen is €10.91/m² a month

€10.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Hocquinghen€10.91/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€10.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.91 to €13.35/m² a month)
€8.78/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 Hocquinghen

13pages on Hocquinghen

Famous people from Hocquinghen

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Hocquinghen as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

About Hocquinghen

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

Hocquinghen is a commune of 118 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

Population
118 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays d'Opale
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
0.8 sq mi (2 km²)
INSEE code
62455

Hocquinghen’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 →
ArdresGuînesDesvresRinxentLumbresAudruicqArdresGuînesDesvresRinxentLumbresAudruicqHocquinghen
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Hocquinghen118—————
Ardres4,3897.2BB−A−D−
Guînes5,4797.5C+B−CD−
Desvres4,8298.1B+A−B−D
Rinxent2,9878.8—B−—D
Lumbres3,5799.2A−A−B+D
Audruicq5,3099.9BB+BD

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

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.