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216 people live in this town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Le Ponchel has none. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing. Over-65s are 34% of the population.
The 2 things Le Ponchel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Ponchel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Auxi-le-Château, 2.6 mi away.
17% 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 Le Ponchel.
Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The age that splits Le Ponchel in two is 53.3.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Le Ponchel | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 2.7% of commuters got to work without a car. The median disposable income was €23,380 a year per consumption unit, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €7.49/m² a month. Sales in Le Ponchel from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Ponchel 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 Le Ponchel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Ponchel | 216 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Auxi-le-Château | 2,547 | 2.4 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt | 4,480 | 8.3 | C | B+ | D− | A− |
| Frévent | 3,259 | 9.4 | B− | A | D | D |
| Doullens Somme | 5,751 | 14 | C+ | A− | D− | D |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | 4,677 | 14 | B− | B+ | D− | B+ |
| Abbeville Somme | 22,395 | 15 | D | B− | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Le Ponchel is a commune of 216 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
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.