Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, this town has 71 residents.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Mencas has none. Over-65s are just over a third of the population.
The one thing Mencas does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mencas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Omer, in Merck-Saint-Liévin, 4.5 mi away.
13% 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 Mencas.
35% of residents are 65 or over, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.8% of residents. Degrees are held by nearly one in ten adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Mencas | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 8.5% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 12.0% are unemployed.
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.
The bac pass rate near Mencas is 98.0%, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. A collège lies 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques BrelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 66 | 80%−2 pts |
| Lycée professionnel privé Sainte-Marie PrivateNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 41 | 98%+5 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 3 homes in Mencas.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out, heritage and other places to visit in and near Mencas. Best known first.
Nothing in Mencas 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 Mencas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mencas | 71 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lumbres | 3,579 | 10 | A− | A− | B+ | D |
| Wizernes | 3,321 | 11 | B | B− | A | D− |
| Blendecques | 4,859 | 12 | C+ | B− | B− | D |
| Aire-sur-la-Lys | 9,598 | 13 | C+ | B+ | C− | D |
| Longuenesse | 10,548 | 13 | C− | C+ | D | D |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt | 4,480 | 13 | C | B+ | D− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Mencas is a commune of 71 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Pays du Montreuillois. 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 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.