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Some 730 people live in this town, in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Mercatel has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Mercatel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mercatel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Citadelle d'Arras, in Achicourt, 3.6 mi away.
0.7% 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 Mercatel.
Among adults, 30% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). On top of that, the share aged 15 to 24 is 9.9%.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Mercatel | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.4% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. 100 jobs are based in Mercatel, for 350 working residents (0.3 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €26,870 a year per consumption unit, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
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 town’s pupils have a collège 2.6 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Adam de la HalleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 95 | 91%+2 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.
Sales in Mercatel from July 2023 to June 2026: 19 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Mercatel 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 Mercatel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercatel | 730 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beaurains | 5,559 | 2 | C+ | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Achicourt | 7,873 | 2.7 | C | C+ | C | D |
| Arras | 42,875 | 3.9 | C− | C | D | D |
| Dainville | 5,683 | 4.4 | B | C | B− | D |
| Saint-Laurent-Blangy | 6,459 | 4.6 | C | C+ | C− | D |
| Saint-Nicolas | 4,494 | 4.8 | C | B− | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Mercatel is a commune of 730 people in the Communauté urbaine d'Arras. 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.