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709 people call this town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Nouvelle-Église falls below the line for grades. Few residents are of retirement age: 7% are 65 or over.
The one thing Nouvelle-Église does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Nouvelle-Église as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vestiges anciens de la ville, in Gravelines, 5.7 mi away.
3.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Nouvelle-Église 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 Nouvelle-Église.
People aged 15 to 24 are 13% of the population. Degrees are held by 36% of adults, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Nouvelle-Église are older than 35.3.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Nouvelle-Église | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 7.1% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly a tenth of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 1.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 350 residents in work, Nouvelle-Église has 50 jobs: 0.2 each.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Nouvelle-Église.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nouvelle-Église yet.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Nouvelle-Église is a commune of 709 people in the Communauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nouvelle-Église | 709 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Audruicq | 5,309 | 3.3 | B | B+ | B | D |
| Oye-Plage | 5,780 | 3.8 | C+ | B− | A− | D |
| Ardres | 4,389 | 4.9 | B | B− | A− | D− |
| Marck | 10,467 | 5.1 | C | C− | A− | C− |
| Grand-Fort-Philippe Nord | 4,887 | 5.7 | C+ | B− | B | D− |
| Gravelines Nord | 11,430 | 5.9 | C+ | C | C | 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.