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MazinghemPas-de-Calais

457 residents make their home in this town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

Is Mazinghem a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Mazinghem falls below the line for grades. Only 15% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Mazinghem stand out

The one thing Mazinghem does most differently from other towns.

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Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation · Inscrit · Photo: Felouch Kotek · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mazinghem’s story

Mazinghem in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mazinghem, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1969.

  • 1969First protected: Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mazinghem.

Who lives here

Few people in Mazinghem are 65 or over: 15%, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

20% of residents are children under 15. Degrees are held by 30% of adults, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and near compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: the age that splits Mazinghem in two is 41.

41median age
MazinghemPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Mazinghem
MazinghemPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1520%18%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4427%24%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+15%20%22%
No diploma12%24%19%
CAP or BEP33%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education30%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Mazinghem keeps more of its old housing than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 11% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mazinghem, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
11th c.
oldest protected part
1969
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Mazinghem has lower unemployment than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 5.5%

3.6% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Mazinghem has 150 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.6 per worker. The median disposable income was €27,130 a year per consumption unit, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Mazinghem, 0.6 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

91.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 1.8 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 1.2 mi away. At the general lycée, 99% of 213 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.

99%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Mazinghem91.1%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Mazinghem98.4%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Bernard ChochoyNearest collègeCollègeCollège9599%+11 pts
Lycée polyvalent VaubanNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée21399%+1 pt
Collège Sainte-Marie PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège21897%+3 pts

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99%
passed the general and technological bac, +1 pt against the expected rate
95%
passed the vocational bac, +7 pts against the expected rate
91.1%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1.8 pts against the expected rate
1.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Mazinghem than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.62/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Mazinghem from July 2023 to June 2026: 13 houses and apartments.

€10.62/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Mazinghem€10.62/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€10.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.75 to €12.89/m² a month)
€8.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Abbaye Saint-Sauveur de Ham and 7 more in and around Mazinghem

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Mazinghem. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Mazinghem

13pages on Mazinghem

Landmarks

Mazinghem has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation: Photo: Felouch Kotek · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Mazinghem

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mazinghem yet.

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Mazinghem’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Pas-de-Calais →
IsberguesAire-sur-la-LysLillersBurbureSaint-VenantAllouagneIsberguesAire-sur-la-LysLillersBurbureSaint-VenantAllouagneMazinghem
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mazinghem457—————
Isbergues8,6502.2C+B+B−D
Aire-sur-la-Lys9,5982.8C+B+C−D
Lillers10,1933.8C−B+C−D
Burbure2,8345BB+AD−
Saint-Venant2,9995.4B−BC+D−
Allouagne2,8236.3—B—D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Mazinghem

Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France

Mazinghem is a commune of 457 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. 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

Population
457 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2 sq mi (5.2 km²)
INSEE code
62564

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 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.