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It is a town of 545 residents in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Pihen-lès-Guînes out for now. Second homes make up a tenth of its housing.
The one thing Pihen-lès-Guînes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pihen-lès-Guînes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôtel de ville, in Calais, 6.3 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Pihen-lès-Guînes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pihen-lès-Guînes.
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 13%. 19% of residents are children under 15.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Pihen-lès-Guînes | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 9.1%, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 6.8% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Pihen-lès-Guînes holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Pihen-lès-Guînes from July 2023 to June 2026: 9 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €9.58/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Pihen-lès-Guînes. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pihen-lès-Guînes yet.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Pihen-lès-Guînes is a commune of 545 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Calais Terres et Mers. 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
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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 November 4, 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.