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This town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France has a population of 384.
There are no grades for Montcavrel: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 15% of its housing.
The one thing Montcavrel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montcavrel: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2011.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montcavrel.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.9% of residents. Graduates make up just over a third of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Montcavrel | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Montcavrel is Église Saint-Quentin.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 7.4% of commuters got to work without a car. Jobs based in Montcavrel number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.3 per worker). The median disposable income was €24,620 a year per consumption unit, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) but below compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Montcavrel from July 2023 to June 2026: 13 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Montcavrel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Quentin: Photo: Daniel Piton · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montcavrel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcavrel | 384 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Étaples | 10,710 | 7.5 | C | C− | C | D |
| Samer | 4,704 | 8.9 | B | B− | A | D− |
| Cucq | 5,129 | 9.1 | B− | D | B+ | D |
| Le Touquet-Paris-Plage | 4,224 | 9.6 | C+ | D− | D− | C+ |
| Camiers | 2,582 | 9.8 | C− | D | A− | D |
| Merlimont | 3,342 | 10 | D | D | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Montcavrel is a commune of 384 people in the Communauté d'agglomération des Deux Baies en 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 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.