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The town has 188 residents and lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Ligny-sur-Canche out for now. 11% of homes here are second homes. Nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Ligny-sur-Canche does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ligny-sur-Canche as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Hilaire, in Frévent, 1.6 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Ligny-sur-Canche is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ligny-sur-Canche.
16% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up nearly a third of the town, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 12%.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Ligny-sur-Canche | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €22,540 a year per consumption unit, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
Collège pupils travel 1.2 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre CuallacciNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 75 | 93%+16 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 12 homes in Ligny-sur-Canche.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Gardens, museums and heritage in and near Ligny-sur-Canche. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ligny-sur-Canche yet.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Ligny-sur-Canche is a commune of 188 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligny-sur-Canche | 188 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frévent | 3,259 | 1.3 | B− | A | D | D |
| Auxi-le-Château | 2,547 | 7.4 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | 4,677 | 7.5 | B− | B+ | D− | B+ |
| Doullens Somme | 5,751 | 9.3 | C+ | A− | D− | D |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt | 4,480 | 12 | C | B+ | D− | A− |
| Divion | 6,766 | 17 | D | B | D | D− |
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.