Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 529 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Quelmes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Quelmes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye Saint-Paul de Wisques, in Wisques, 2.2 mi away.
14% 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 Quelmes.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of the population. 26% of adults hold a degree, between Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). The median resident of Quelmes is 46.2 years old.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Quelmes | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Quelmes holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Also worth knowing: households’ median disposable income: €25,920 a year per consumption unit.
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.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.7 mi away. The closest collège is 2 mi off. At the lycées within 5 km of Quelmes, 91.0% passed the bac, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 70 | 97%+4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Bernard ChochoyNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 44 | 91%+12 pts |
| Collège Albert CamusBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 180 | 98%+6 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 19 homes in Quelmes.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Quelmes. Best known first.
Nothing in Quelmes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Quelmes yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quelmes | 529 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lumbres | 3,579 | 2.1 | A− | A− | B+ | D |
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem | 5,843 | 4.2 | A− | C+ | A− | C+ |
| Wizernes | 3,321 | 4.4 | B | B− | A | D− |
| Longuenesse | 10,548 | 5.3 | C− | C+ | D | D |
| Saint-Omer | 14,382 | 5.5 | C− | B− | D− | D |
| Éperlecques | 3,737 | 5.8 | — | B− | — | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Quelmes is a commune of 529 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
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.