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1,970 people call this town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France home.
At the median price of €1,932/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer. Getting around depends on the car: 30% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,932/m².
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Roquetoire has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Roquetoire does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Roquetoire with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Roquetoire has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Roquetoire; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1976.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roquetoire.
Half of residents lived on more than €26,280 a year per consumption unit, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Roquetoire has 250 jobs for 900 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 3.7% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
133 deaths in Roquetoire between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 138: 4% below. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 96 per 100 expected, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (115) but above compared French towns (88). Average lifespans in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women, 77.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. There are 3 general practitioners here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Roquetoire; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
29% of adults hold a degree. The median resident of Roquetoire is 43.5 years old. Over-65s are 20% of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Roquetoire | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.70/m² a month, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 44 houses and apartments changed hands in Roquetoire from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.91/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,932/m² | 44 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Roquetoire. Best known first.
Roquetoire has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Roquetoire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roquetoire | 1,970 | — | — | C+ | — | C |
| Aire-sur-la-Lys | 9,598 | 3.3 | C+ | B+ | C− | D |
| Blendecques | 4,859 | 4.3 | C+ | B− | B− | D |
| Arques | 9,431 | 5.1 | C− | B− | C− | D− |
| Wizernes | 3,321 | 5.5 | B | B− | A | D− |
| Longuenesse | 10,548 | 6 | C− | C+ | D | D |
| Isbergues | 8,650 | 6.4 | C+ | B+ | B− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Roquetoire has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 3.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Roquetoire grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Roquetoire is a commune of 1,970 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.