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RelyPas-de-Calais

A town of 464 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.

Is Rely a good place to live?

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

Motte féodale
Motte féodale · Classé · Photo: PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 3.0
Rely’s story

Rely in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Rely counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.

  • 1980First protected: Motte féodale
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rely.

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Rely, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Among adults, 28% have a degree. Ages in Rely split evenly at 41.1: half are older, half younger.

41.1median age
RelyPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education28%

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 Rely
RelyPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1521%18%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4423%24%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+16%20%22%
No diploma16%24%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat24%19%18%
Higher education28%22%30%

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

History

Rely has 1 historic monument, 1 classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Rely is Motte féodale. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 7.9% of the total, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

10th c.
oldest protected part
1980
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Rely than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 3.8%

The median disposable income is €25,010 a year per consumption unit. Rely holds 200 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.9 jobs each. Unemployment runs at 10.3%.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Rely, 0.9 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Rely than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 99.0%

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

Collège pupils travel 2.3 mi to the nearest one. No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 4.8 mi away.

99.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Rely99.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Bernard ChochoyNearest collègeCollègeCollège9599%+11 pts
99.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +11 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Rely than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.62/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 8 homes were sold in Rely.

€10.62/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rely€10.62/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€10.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.75 to €12.89/m² a month)
€7.72/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 Rely

12pages on Rely

Landmarks

Rely has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Motte féodale: Photo: PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Rely

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

How we find them →

Rely’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 →
Aire-sur-la-LysLillersBurbureIsberguesCauchy-à-la-TourAuchelAire-sur-la-LysLillersBurbureIsberguesCauchy-à-la-TourAuchelRely
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rely464—————
Aire-sur-la-Lys9,5984.9C+B+C−D
Lillers10,1935.2C−B+C−D
Burbure2,8345.3BB+AD−
Isbergues8,6505.4C+B+B−D
Cauchy-à-la-Tour2,5936.1B−BA−D−
Auchel10,0516.5CB+C−D−

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

About Rely

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

Rely is a commune of 464 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. 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
464 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.9 sq mi (4.9 km²)
INSEE code
62701

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.