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Population 10,467: a town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Its lowest grade is for jobs & income — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 13.2% unemployment. Marck grades C overall, better than 30% of compared French towns, and ranks #50 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €2,025/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Calais Terres et Mers. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 9.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Marck does most differently from other towns.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Marck, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2002.
3.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marck.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Marck have one GP on hand. Adjusted for age and care homes, Marck records 102 deaths per 100 expected, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (115) but above compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 711 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 859, 21% more. Average lifespans in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women, 77.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
More of the graded crimes in Marck were criminal damage than anything else (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 149 offenses in the town in 2025.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 1.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,025/m²: 306 houses and apartments sold in Marck between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses were 98% of what sold. A house rents for an estimated €9.97/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,031/m² | 299 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 19% of the town. Degrees are held by 27% of adults, between Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Half of Marck is older than 41.7, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Marck | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
13.2% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 9.0% of commuters at the census. At the census, 2.4% of working residents in Marck didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Its heritage reaches back to the 20th century. 3.8% of its homes were built before 1919, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
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.
Vocational results within 5 km: 81% passed the bac pro, of 95 candidates at 2 lycées. For exam results, it comes #83 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Boris VianNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 145 | 87%±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Léonard de VinciNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 238 | 95%−1 pt |
| Collège Lucien VadezBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 52 | 81%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Marck, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Phare de Walde: Photo: CH'TI du 59153 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Marck yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
It grades A− for safety, #14 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 45 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 49% of compared French towns and #83 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. 95% of 238 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Léonard de Vinci in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 €2,025/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.74/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Marck grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Marck is a commune of 10,467 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Calais Terres et Mers. 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.
