Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Parenty.
Who lives here
Children make up 23% of Parenty, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Degrees are held by 21% of adults.
39.4median age
ParentyPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
8%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Parenty keeps more of its old housing than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Parenty, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Parenty, 8.7%, runs below Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income was €24,460 a year per consumption unit, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Parenty has 150 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.6 per worker. At the census, 8.9% of commuters got to work without a car.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot8%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Parenty, 0.6 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Parenty
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Parenty is a commune of 559 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Pays du 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
559 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Haut Pays du 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.