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A town of 227 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Raye-sur-Authie has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 29% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Raye-sur-Authie does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Raye-sur-Authie as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de la Nativité de Notre-Dame ou Saint-Riquier, in Douriez, 4 mi away.
48% 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 Raye-sur-Authie.
Over-65s are 26% of the population. Children under 15 make up 21%, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Residents of Raye-sur-Authie have a median age of 45.9.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Raye-sur-Authie | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 34% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 16.7%. At the census, 6.8% of working residents in Raye-sur-Authie didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Raye-sur-Authie recorded 9 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Raye-sur-Authie 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 Raye-sur-Authie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raye-sur-Authie | 227 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt | 4,480 | 6.6 | C | B+ | D− | A− |
| Auxi-le-Château | 2,547 | 8.6 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Rue Somme | 2,987 | 12 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Abbeville Somme | 22,395 | 14 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Frévent | 3,259 | 15 | B− | A | D | D |
| Verton | 2,571 | 15 | — | C | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Raye-sur-Authie is a commune of 227 people in the Communauté de communes des 7 Vallées. 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 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.