Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roussent.
Who lives here
Children make up 22% of Roussent, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
26% of adults hold a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of residents, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Add to that, people 65 and over make up 18% of the town.
38.2median age
RoussentPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
More people in Roussent are out of work than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: 15.3%
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.0% of commuters at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €22,940 a year per consumption unit, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Roussent, 0.2 per working resident
15.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Roussent
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Roussent is a commune of 251 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
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.