Montreuil-sur-Mer is easy to get around without a car: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 22% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its lowest grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 41% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,378/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération des Deux Baies en Montreuillois. Safety is weaker too: an average of 8.6 recorded violent incidents and 20.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Montreuil-sur-Mer has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Montreuil-sur-Mer with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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Citadelle · Classé · Photo: Dickeybird · CC BY-SA 3.0
Montreuil-sur-Mer’s story
Montreuil-sur-Mer in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 17 historic monuments in Montreuil-sur-Mer: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 14 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1910.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 13 people born in Montreuil-sur-Mer before 1900, the earliest Jean-Baptiste-Jacques Poultier, in 1731.
1910First protected: Église Saint-Saulve
2012Most recently protected: Monument aux morts de la Première Guerre Mondiale
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montreuil-sur-Mer.
HealthHealth D−
Deaths in Montreuil-sur-Mer run above what its ages would predict: 141 per 100 expected, more than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Montreuil-sur-Mer can choose among 8 GPs. In Pas-de-Calais, life expectancy at birth reaches 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 335 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 665, 98% more.
+41%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw198
Adjusted141
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Montreuil-sur-Mer · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de L Arrondissement de Montreuil
6.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de L Arrondissement de Montreuil
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A walkable place: Montreuil-sur-Mer beats 96% of compared French towns on foot
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,070 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 22.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Montreuil-sur-Mer holds 1,850 jobs; 700 of its residents are in work, so 2.6 jobs each. The jobless rate is 12.2%.
22%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
On foot18%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,850
jobs based in Montreuil-sur-Mer, 2.6 per working resident
12.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 96% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Montreuil-sur-Mer: 32% are 65 or over, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. 10% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and near compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 31% of adults.
50.1median age
Montreuil-sur-MerPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Montreuil-sur-Mer sees more crime per resident than three in four compared French towns
49 offenses were reported in Montreuil-sur-Mer during 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
8.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage28
Family violence13
Sexual violence8
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence16
Drug use12
Fraud10
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
49
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
12.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (12.6% of the index here). As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
94.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Montreuil-sur-Mer’s grade for cost of living: a C
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,378/m²: 74 houses and apartments sold in Montreuil-sur-Mer between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses made up just over four fifths of the homes sold; apartments the rest. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.77/m² a month.
€2,378/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montreuil-sur-Mer€2,378/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,229/m²
61
€12.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.26 to €16.82/m² a month)
6.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.77/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,280
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération des Deux Baies en Montreuillois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Montreuil-sur-Mer is rich in protected monuments: 89 per 10,000 residents, more than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Among the classé monuments in Montreuil-sur-Mer is Église Saint-Saulve. The Culture ministry lists 17 historic monuments locally: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 14 inscrit (the second level). Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.
The Culture ministry lists 17 historic monuments in Montreuil-sur-Mer: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 14 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montreuil-sur-Mer
Are schools in Montreuil-sur-Mer good?
They grade B+, better than 74% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 48 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique privé Sainte Austreberthe in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montreuil-sur-Mer expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,378/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.48/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Montreuil-sur-Mer grades C for cost of living.
About Montreuil-sur-Mer
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Montreuil-sur-Mer is a commune of 1,912 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
Population
1,912 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération des Deux Baies en Montreuillois
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.
