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Mentque-NortbécourtPas-de-Calais

The town has 649 residents and lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

Is Mentque-Nortbécourt a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Mentque-Nortbécourt is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Moulin à vent de Nortbécourt
Moulin à vent de Nortbécourt · Inscrit · Photo: Original téléversé par Tuxplc sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mentque-Nortbécourt’s story

Mentque-Nortbécourt in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Mentque-Nortbécourt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1977.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1977First protected: Moulin à vent de Nortbécourt
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mentque-Nortbécourt.

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Mentque-Nortbécourt, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

Those 65 and older account for 16% of residents. 10% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.

37.7median age
Mentque-NortbécourtPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Mentque-Nortbécourt
Mentque-NortbécourtPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1520%18%17%
15–2410%12%11%
25–4432%24%23%
45–6422%26%26%
65+16%20%22%
No diploma14%24%19%
CAP or BEP24%27%26%
Baccalauréat26%19%18%
Higher education29%22%30%

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

History

Mentque-Nortbécourt keeps more of its old housing than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Mentque-Nortbécourt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
18th c.
oldest protected part
1977
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Mentque-Nortbécourt has lower unemployment than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 8.0%

Jobs based in Mentque-Nortbécourt number 50, against 300 residents in work (0.2 per worker). At the census, 3.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,200 a year.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Mentque-Nortbécourt, 0.2 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,200
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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Mentque-Nortbécourt than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.43/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 21 homes were sold in Mentque-Nortbécourt.

€10.43/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Mentque-Nortbécourt€10.43/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€10.43/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.51 to €12.79/m² a month)
€8.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mentque-Nortbécourt

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Mentque-Nortbécourt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Restes du moulin à vent d'Inglinghem: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Moulin à vent de Nortbécourt: Photo: Original téléversé par Tuxplc sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Mentque-Nortbécourt

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mentque-Nortbécourt yet.

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Mentque-Nortbécourt’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 →
ÉperlecquesLumbresSaint-Martin-lez-TatinghemWattenWizernesSaint-OmerÉperlecquesLumbresSaint-Martin-lez-TatinghemWattenWizernesSaint-OmerMentque-Nortbécourt
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mentque-Nortbécourt649—————
Éperlecques3,7374.6—B−—D−
Lumbres3,5794.7A−A−B+D
Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem5,8436.2A−C+A−C+
Watten Nord2,5647B+A−A−D
Wizernes3,3217.5BB−AD−
Saint-Omer14,3827.6C−B−D−D

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

About Mentque-Nortbécourt

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

Mentque-Nortbécourt is a commune of 649 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer. 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
649 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
4.2 sq mi (10.9 km²)
INSEE code
62567

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.