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PihemPas-de-Calais

A town of 919 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

Is Pihem a good place to live?

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

Pihem’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Pihem’s story

No historic monuments in Pihem

The Culture ministry lists no building in Pihem as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Esquerdes, 2.1 mi away.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Coupole d'Helfaut and 3 more in and around Pihem

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Pihem. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pihem.

Who lives here

Pihem has fewer young adults than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 9.6% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 27% of adults. 17% are under 15, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and close to compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Pihem is 47.5.

47.5median age
PihemPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education27%

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 Pihem
PihemPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1517%18%17%
15–249.6%12%11%
25–4420%24%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+21%20%22%
No diploma23%24%19%
CAP or BEP30%27%26%
Baccalauréat16%19%18%
Higher education27%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Pihem are out of work than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: 7.2%

The median disposable income was €26,470 a year per consumption unit, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Pihem holds 50 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. The census found 1.8% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Pihem, 0.2 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

99.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 12 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 2.7 mi to the nearest one.

99.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Pihem99.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège René CassinNearest collègeCollègeCollège8799%+12 pts
99.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +12 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Pihem is €10.70/m² a month

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

Pihem recorded 21 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.70/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Pihem€10.70/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€10.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.87 to €12.90/m² a month)
€7.91/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 Pihem

13pages on Pihem

Landmarks

Nothing in Pihem is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Pihem

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

How we find them →

Pihem’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 →
WizernesBlendecquesLumbresLonguenesseSaint-Martin-lez-TatinghemSaint-OmerWizernesBlendecquesLumbresLonguenesseSaint-Martin-lez-TatinghemSaint-OmerPihem
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Pihem919—————
Wizernes3,3212.4BB−AD−
Blendecques4,8593.9C+B−B−D
Lumbres3,5794.3A−A−B+D
Longuenesse10,5484.6C−C+DD
Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem5,8435.1A−C+A−C+
Saint-Omer14,3825.6C−B−D−D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Pihem

Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France

Pihem is a commune of 919 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Lumbres. 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
919 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Lumbres
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.8 sq mi (7.2 km²)
INSEE code
62656

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.