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A town of 1,574 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Pernes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. 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 €1,368/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Ternois. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% 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 one thing Pernes does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Pernes 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 Pernes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Ames, 3.9 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pernes.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
327 deaths in Pernes between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 196: 66% above. Life expectancy in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. This Pas-de-Calais town has 6 family doctors.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €22,490 a year per consumption unit. 550 jobs are based in Pernes, for 550 working residents (1 per worker). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.9% of commuters travelled at the census.
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.
The nearest general lycée is 3.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du BellimontNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 82 | 84%−6 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Fernand DegrugillierNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 74 | 84%+8 pts |
| Collège Fréderic Joliot CurieBest against expectations: 13 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 76 | 91%+13 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.
43 sales of houses and apartments in Pernes, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,368/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.32/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.09/m² a month, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,368/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Over-65s are 24% of the population. Pernes has a median age of 43.2 years. Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Pernes | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Pernes 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 Pernes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pernes | 1,574 | — | — | B | C− | D− |
| Cauchy-à-la-Tour | 2,593 | 2.2 | B− | B | A− | D− |
| Auchel | 10,051 | 3.1 | C | B+ | C− | D− |
| Calonne-Ricouart | 5,369 | 3.3 | C | B+ | C+ | D− |
| Marles-les-Mines | 5,411 | 4.1 | C− | B | C+ | D− |
| Divion | 6,766 | 4.2 | D | B | D | D− |
| Burbure | 2,834 | 4.2 | B | B+ | A | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It has more crime per resident than 83% of compared French towns: an average of 15.7 recorded violent incidents and 15.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It grades C− for safety.
They grade B+, better than 74% of compared French towns. 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 €1,368/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pernes grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Pernes is a commune of 1,574 people in the Communauté de communes du Ternois. 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.