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It is a town of 1,528 residents in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Longfossé’s schools beat most: brevet results 9 points above the expected rate. Health is a weak point (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €1,637/m² costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de Desvres-Samer. It lags on jobs & income as well (D) — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 10.3% unemployment.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Longfossé 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 one thing Longfossé does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Longfossé 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.
Longfossé has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Longfossé as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Pont-de-Briques, in Saint-Léonard, 8.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Longfossé.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du CaraquetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 124 | 97%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Pas-de-Calais is 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 153 residents of Longfossé died, against 141 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. The nearest emergency department to Longfossé is Centre hospitalier Duchenne de Boulogne Sur Mer, 9.3 mi away.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Unemployment stood at 10.3%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%). The median disposable income is €23,030 a year per consumption unit. 3.5% of Longfossé’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
47 sales of houses and apartments in Longfossé, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,637/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €9.14/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,637/m² | 47 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Aged 15 to 24: one in ten residents. Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Longfossé has a median age of 42.1.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Longfossé | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Longfossé is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Longfossé.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longfossé | 1,528 | — | — | B | — | D |
| Desvres | 4,829 | 0.9 | B+ | A− | B− | D |
| Samer | 4,704 | 3.5 | B | B− | A | D− |
| Saint-Léonard | 3,353 | 8.6 | — | C | — | C |
| Saint-Étienne-au-Mont | 5,029 | 8.8 | C+ | C | A− | C− |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 4,115 | 9 | C | D− | B+ | C |
| Saint-Martin-Boulogne | 10,888 | 9.4 | C | C | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Longfossé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A+, better than 99% 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 €1,637/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Longfossé grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Longfossé is a commune of 1,528 people in the Communauté de communes de Desvres-Samer. 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 October 30, 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.