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The town has 1,170 residents and lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Where it falls short is health (D) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on walkability as well: 60% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €1,951/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Moulle 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.
The one thing Moulle does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Moulle 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.
Moulle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Moulle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Sépulcre, in Saint-Omer, 4.3 mi away.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
83 deaths in Moulle between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 79: 5% above. The nearest emergency department to Moulle is Centre hospitalier de la Region de Saint Omer, 7.1 mi away. Average lifespans in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women, 77.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B−.
At the census, 2.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,500 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 34% of adults, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 10% of residents. Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Moulle | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,951/m², comes from 31 sales of houses and apartments in Moulle from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.91/m² a month, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.55/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,951/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Moulle 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 Moulle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moulle | 1,170 | — | — | C+ | — | D |
| Éperlecques | 3,737 | 1.8 | — | B− | — | D− |
| Watten Nord | 2,564 | 3.3 | B+ | A− | A− | D |
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem | 5,843 | 3.5 | A− | C+ | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Omer | 14,382 | 4.5 | C− | B− | D− | D |
| Longuenesse | 10,548 | 5.1 | C− | C+ | D | D |
| Wizernes | 3,321 | 6 | B | B− | A | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Moulle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7.6 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,951/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Moulle grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Moulle is a commune of 1,170 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.