Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 494 residents in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Hucqueliers has none. 16% of residents are 15 to 24.
The one thing Hucqueliers does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Hucqueliers as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Gilles, in Clenleu, 3.5 mi away.
13% 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 Hucqueliers.
27% of residents are 65 or over, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Hucqueliers is 45.3 years old.
55% women, 45% men
About 81 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Hucqueliers | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 16% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Hucqueliers number 400, against 150 residents in work (2.4 per worker). The median disposable income was €22,550 a year per consumption unit, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 9.9% of working residents in Hucqueliers 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 nearest general lycée is 9.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gabriel de la GorceNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 113 | 92%+9 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Hucqueliers. House rents are put at about €7.77/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Hucqueliers is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Hucqueliers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hucqueliers | 494 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Desvres | 4,829 | 7.7 | B+ | A− | B− | D |
| Samer | 4,704 | 8.4 | B | B− | A | D− |
| Étaples | 10,710 | 12 | C | C− | C | D |
| Camiers | 2,582 | 13 | C− | D | A− | D |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 4,115 | 13 | C | D− | B+ | C |
| Lumbres | 3,579 | 13 | A− | A− | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Hucqueliers is a commune of 494 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 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.