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This town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France has a population of 655.

Population

655

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.09

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€23,310

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Merck-Saint-Liévin a good place to live?

Merck-Saint-Liévin has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Église Saint-Omer · Classé · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0

Merck-Saint-Liévin’s story

Merck-Saint-Liévin in pictures

Merck-Saint-Liévin has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Marcellin Leroy, born in 1884, is the one person born in Merck-Saint-Liévin before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1930First protected: Église Saint-Omer

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Merck-Saint-Liévin.

History

Old homes shape Merck-Saint-Liévin: 19% were built before 1919, more than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and across compared French towns

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

Merck-Saint-Liévin has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Omer. The protected list starts in the 15th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Omer 15th & 16th c.

15th c.

oldest protected part

1930

first monument protected

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Age of homes19% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Merck-Saint-Liévin?”

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

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Merck-Saint-Liévin, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

The 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents. Merck-Saint-Liévin has a median age of 41.5 years.

41.5median age

Merck-Saint-LiévinPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Pas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

12%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Merck-Saint-Liévin
	Merck-Saint-Liévin	Pas-de-Calais median	France median
Under 15	20%	18%	17%
15–24	12%	12%	11%
25–44	25%	24%	23%
45–64	22%	26%	26%
65+	21%	20%	22%
No diploma	23%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	19%	18%
Higher education	21%	22%	30%

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Ages41.5 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households270 households · 2.5 people per household Born abroad0.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Merck-Saint-Liévin?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Merck-Saint-Liévin walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 4.8%

The median disposable income was €23,310 a year per consumption unit, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Merck-Saint-Liévin: 100, for 300 residents in work (0.3 each). Unemployment runs at 10.6%.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%

On foot4%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

Public transport0%

100

jobs based in Merck-Saint-Liévin, 0.3 per working resident

10.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,310

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Median income€23,310 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

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

For collège, the closest is 2.1 mi away.

92.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Merck-Saint-Liévin92.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège MonsignyNearest collègeCollège	Collège	52	92%+3 pts

92.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate

2.1 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges92.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Merck-Saint-Liévin is €11.09/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 25 homes in Merck-Saint-Liévin.

€11.09/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Merck-Saint-Liévin€11.09/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²

€11.09/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.14 to €13.46/m² a month)

€7.86/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€11.09/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Merck-Saint-Liévin

12pages on Merck-Saint-Liévin

The big questions

SchoolsOne collège and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.2 mi away Housing25 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41.5 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

The list names few of Merck-Saint-Liévin’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église Saint-OmerChurch · 15th & 16th c.

Classé

Église Saint-MartinChurch · in Esquerdes, 5.9 mi

Classé

Abbaye Saint-Paul de WisquesAbbey · 20th c. · in Wisques, 7.4 mi

Classé

Château de CréminilFortified house · 15th c. · in Estrée-Blanche, 9.8 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Omer: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0

Famous people from Merck-Saint-Liévin

2 notable people were born in Merck-Saint-Liévin.

Their page →

Marcellin LeroyFrench businessperson · 1884–1958

Paul CaronFrench politician (1900–1988)

Merck-Saint-Liévin’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 →

LumbresWizernesBlendecquesLonguenesseSaint-Martin-lez-TatinghemSaint-OmerMerck-Saint-Liévin

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Merck-Saint-Liévin	655	—	—	—	—	—
Lumbres	3,579	5.1	A⁻	A⁻	B⁺	D
Wizernes	3,321	7.6	B	B⁻	A	D⁻
Blendecques	4,859	9.2	C⁺	B⁻	B⁻	D
Longuenesse	10,548	9.7	C⁻	C⁺	D	D
Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem	5,843	9.8	A⁻	C⁺	A⁻	C⁺
Saint-Omer	14,382	11	C⁻	B⁻	D⁻	D

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

About Merck-Saint-Liévin

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

Merck-Saint-Liévin is a commune of 655 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: 655 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer
Département: Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région: Hauts-de-France
Area: 4.6 sq mi (12 km²)
INSEE code: 62569

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 9, 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.