Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, this town has 280 residents.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Nielles-lès-Calais out for now. Just 13% of residents are 65 or older.
The one thing Nielles-lès-Calais does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Nielles-lès-Calais as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôtel de ville, in Calais, 3.1 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Nielles-lès-Calais 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 Nielles-lès-Calais.
21% are under 15, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Nielles-lès-Calais | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.2% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €29,320 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.0% 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%).
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.
Near Nielles-lès-Calais, 93.7% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 2.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MonnetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 87 | 100%+5 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Sophie BerthelotNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 416 | 94%−2 pts |
| Collège RépubliqueBest against expectations: 18 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 62 | 87%+18 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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.40/m² a month. The market in Nielles-lès-Calais: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, family days out and heritage in and near Nielles-lès-Calais. Best known first.
MuseumCité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais4.8 km north, in CalaisZooZooFerme urbaine4.6 km north, in CalaisMuseumMuseumMusée de mémoire 1939 - 19454.8 km north, in CalaisFortFortFort Nieulay4.2 km north, in CalaisPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nielles-lès-Calais yet.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Nielles-lès-Calais is a commune of 280 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Calais Terres et Mers. 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 →
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.