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This town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France has a population of 620.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Metz-en-Couture has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Metz-en-Couture as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien Collège des Jésuites ou grand séminaire, in Cambrai, 5.4 mi away.
1.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Metz-en-Couture is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Metz-en-Couture.
People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and below compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Metz-en-Couture is 42.1 years old. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 11% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Metz-en-Couture | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €22,540 a year per consumption unit, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). For its 300 residents in work, Metz-en-Couture has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. Unemployment stands at 11.3%.
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 3 mi away. General-bac pupils go 10.2 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pharamond SavaryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 58 | 93%+7 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 Metz-en-Couture from July 2023 to June 2026: 28 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Metz-en-Couture yet.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Metz-en-Couture is a commune of 620 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud-Artois. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metz-en-Couture | 620 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Masnières Nord | 2,689 | 7.1 | B+ | A− | B | D |
| Proville Nord | 3,206 | 9.1 | B+ | B+ | A− | C− |
| Bapaume | 3,779 | 9.6 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Cambrai Nord | 31,134 | 11 | C− | B | D | D |
| Neuville-Saint-Rémy Nord | 4,012 | 11 | B | A− | B− | C+ |
| Péronne Somme | 7,090 | 11 | D | B+ | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.