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QuilenPas-de-Calais

The town has 64 residents and lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

Is Quilen a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Quilen has none. A fifth of homes here are second homes.

What makes Quilen stand out

The one thing Quilen does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Quilen

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Gilles, in Clenleu, 2.5 mi away.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Quilen.

Who lives here

A town of families: 26% of people in Quilen are under 15, more than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are 14% of the population. Degrees are held by a fifth of adults, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 20% of residents.

38.5median age
QuilenPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Quilen
QuilenPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1526%18%17%
15–2414%12%11%
25–4426%24%23%
45–6415%26%26%
65+20%20%22%
No diploma23%24%19%
CAP or BEP25%27%26%
Baccalauréat23%19%18%
Higher education20%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Quilen has 0.5 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

Unemployment stood at 10.7%, between Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 8.0% of commuters travelled at the census.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot8%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Quilen, 0.5 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 9 points above the expected rate

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

The nearest general lycée is 8.4 mi away. Collège pupils travel 3 mi to the nearest one.

92.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Quilen92.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Gabriel de la GorceNearest collègeCollègeCollège11392%+9 pts
92.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +9 pts against the expected rate
3 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 Quilen costs less than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.55/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 2 homes in Quilen.

€10.55/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Quilen€10.55/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€10.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.28 to €13.43/m² a month)
€7.86/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 Quilen

12pages on Quilen

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Quilen

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

How we find them →

Quilen’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 →
DesvresSamerHesdin-la-ForêtÉtaplesCucqCamiersDesvresSamerHesdin-la-ForêtÉtaplesCucqCamiersQuilen
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Quilen64—————
Desvres4,82910B+A−B−D
Samer4,70411BB−AD−
Hesdin-la-Forêt4,48012CB+D−A−
Étaples10,71013CC−CD
Cucq5,12914B−DB+D
Camiers2,58214C−DA−D

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

About Quilen

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

Quilen is a commune of 64 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Pays du Montreuillois. 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
64 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.6 sq mi (4.1 km²)
INSEE code
62682

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.