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Some 1,116 people live in this town, in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Schools do well: brevet results at the expected rate. It is hard to get around without a car (D). Incomes are on the low side: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 7.5% unemployment. At the median price of €1,849/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Houlle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Houlle does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Houlle with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Houlle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Houlle has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.
Heritage and museums in and near Houlle. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Houlle.
At the census, 5.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,860 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 18th century. 6.7% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) yet lower than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.7 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 4.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Sacré-Coeur PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 47 | 87%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
22% of adults hold a degree, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 are 10% of the population. The under-15s are 17% of the population here.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Houlle | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Houlle is Centre hospitalier de la Region de Saint Omer, 7.7 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 72 residents of Houlle died, against 81 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. In Pas-de-Calais, women can expect to live 83.5 years and men 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,849/m², comes from 44 sales of houses and apartments in Houlle from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,849/m² | 44 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Houlle has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Houlle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houlle | 1,116 | — | — | B− | — | B− |
| Éperlecques | 3,737 | 1.1 | — | B− | — | D− |
| Watten Nord | 2,564 | 2.6 | B+ | A− | A− | D |
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem | 5,843 | 4 | A− | C+ | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Omer | 14,382 | 4.9 | C− | B− | D− | D |
| Longuenesse | 10,548 | 5.6 | C− | C+ | D | D |
| Wizernes | 3,321 | 6.7 | B | B− | A | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Houlle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 5.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 59% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,849/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Houlle grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Houlle is a commune of 1,116 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.