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ParentyPas-de-Calais

A town of 559 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

Is Parenty a good place to live?

Parenty is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Château de Parenty
Château de Parenty · Inscrit · Photo: APictche · CC BY-SA 4.0
Parenty’s story

Parenty in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Parenty, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1978First protected: Motte féodale
  • 2016Most recently protected: Château de Parenty
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The data

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

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

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Parenty
ParentyPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1523%18%17%
15–248.2%12%11%
25–4427%24%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+17%20%22%
No diploma21%24%19%
CAP or BEP29%27%26%
Baccalauréat25%19%18%
Higher education21%22%30%

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.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
10th c.
oldest protected part
1978
first monument protected

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
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Parenty is €12.71/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €9.14/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 13 homes were sold in Parenty.

€12.71/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Parenty€12.71/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€12.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.32 to €15.65/m² a month)
€9.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Parenty

12pages on Parenty

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Parenty, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Parenty: Photo: APictche · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Parenty

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Parenty yet.

How we find them →

Parenty’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Pas-de-Calais →
SamerDesvresNeufchâtel-HardelotCamiersÉtaplesSaint-Étienne-au-MontSamerDesvresNeufchâtel-HardelotCamiersÉtaplesSaint-Étienne-au-MontParenty
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Parenty559—————
Samer4,7043.6BB−AD−
Desvres4,8295.5B+A−B−D
Neufchâtel-Hardelot4,1157.9CD−B+C
Camiers2,5828.3C−DA−D
Étaples10,7108.4CC−CD
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont5,0299.5C+CA−C−

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
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
5 sq mi (13.1 km²)
INSEE code
62648

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 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.