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PressyPas-de-Calais

The town, home to 298 people, lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

Is Pressy a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Pressy

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Ames, 4.6 mi away.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pressy.

Who lives here

Pressy skews older, with 27% of residents 65 or over, more than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and across compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 13% of the town. Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults.

45median age
PressyPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Pressy
PressyPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1516%18%17%
15–2413%12%11%
25–4422%24%23%
45–6423%26%26%
65+27%20%22%
No diploma18%24%19%
CAP or BEP36%27%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education21%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Pressy walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 3.4%

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,900 a year per consumption unit. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Pressy has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Pressy, 0.2 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate

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

The nearest collège is 0.9 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 4 mi off.

84.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Pressy84.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège du BellimontNearest collègeCollègeCollège8284%−6 pts
84.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate
0.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Pressy costs less than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.42/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 7 homes were sold in Pressy.

€10.42/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Pressy€10.42/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€10.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.65 to €12.56/m² a month)
€7.89/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 Pressy

12pages on Pressy

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Pressy

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

How we find them →

Pressy’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 →
Cauchy-à-la-TourAuchelCalonne-RicouartDivionMarles-les-MinesBurbureCauchy-à-la-TourAuchelCalonne-RicouartDivionMarles-les-MinesBurburePressy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Pressy298—————
Cauchy-à-la-Tour2,5933B−BA−D−
Auchel10,0513.8CB+C−D−
Calonne-Ricouart5,3693.9CB+C+D−
Divion6,7664.5DBDD−
Marles-les-Mines5,4114.7C−BC+D−
Burbure2,8345BB+AD−

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

About Pressy

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

Pressy is a commune of 298 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

Population
298 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Ternois
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.4 km²)
INSEE code
62669

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.