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A town of 13,138 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Outreau grades C− overall: better than 23% of compared French towns, and #64 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,720/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 84% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Outreau does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Outreau 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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The Culture ministry lists no building in Outreau as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Porte des Degrés, in Boulogne-sur-Mer, 1.6 mi away.
2.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Outreau. Best known first.
AquariumNausicaá - Centre national de la mer2.9 km north, in Boulogne-sur-MerChâteauChâteauChâteau de Boulogne-sur-Mer3 km northeast, in Boulogne-sur-MerFortFortFort de l'Heurt2.3 km west, in Le PortelAttractionAttractionFort d'Alprech2.1 km west, in Le PortelAttractionAttractionBeffroi de Boulogne-sur-Mer2.8 km northeast, in Boulogne-sur-MerChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pont-de-Briques3.2 km southeast, in Saint-LéonardPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Outreau.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Pas-de-Calais, women can expect to live 83.5 years and men 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,074 deaths in Outreau from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,358, 26% more. 16 GPs practise locally.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Per resident in work, Outreau counts 0.8 jobs (4,150 jobs, 4,950 workers). The median disposable income was €21,970 a year per consumption unit, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and below compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 12.8%.
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.
Vocational results within 5 km: 82% passed the bac pro, of 368 candidates at 5 lycées. At the lycées within 5 km of Outreau, 94.2% passed the bac, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. For exam results, it comes #21 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Albert CamusNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 117 | 81%−5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Édouard BranlyNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 272 | 97%+2 pts |
| Collège AngellierBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 65 | 88%+12 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 10.4 violent offenses and 19.2 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The 2025 count: 333 offenses in Outreau. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,720/m²: 398 houses and apartments sold in Outreau between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €9.63/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 94% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,734/m² | 374 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
18% are under 15, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and above compared French towns (17%). Residents of Outreau have a median age of 43.2. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Outreau | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Outreau is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Outreau as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outreau | 13,138 | — | C− | C+ | C− | D− |
| Le Portel | 8,768 | 0.7 | D | C | D | D− |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer | 40,539 | 1.6 | C− | C+ | D− | D |
| Saint-Léonard | 3,353 | 1.8 | — | C | — | C |
| Équihen-Plage | 2,619 | 2 | — | C− | — | D− |
| Saint-Martin-Boulogne | 10,888 | 2.2 | C | C | C− | C− |
| Saint-Étienne-au-Mont | 5,029 | 2.3 | C+ | C | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #78 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 57 burglaries and 116 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 85% of compared French towns and #21 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The lycée stands out: 97% of 272 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Édouard Branly in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,720/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.25/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Outreau grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Outreau is a commune of 13,138 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais. 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 October 30, 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.