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5,029 people call this town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France home.
The picture is mixed. Saint-Étienne-au-Mont ranks #33 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais, with a C+ overall. Set against the rest, it does better than 44% of compared French towns. Recorded crime is low: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,010/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais. Schools are another plus — bac results 1.2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 4.2 points above the expected rate.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Étienne-au-Mont 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.
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The 2 things Saint-Étienne-au-Mont does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Étienne-au-Mont; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Étienne-au-Mont.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Saint-Étienne-au-Mont: 104 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 375 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 389, 4% more. Women in Pas-de-Calais live to 83.5 on average and men to 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. This Pas-de-Calais town has 8 family doctors.
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.
Among the graded crimes in Saint-Étienne-au-Mont, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). Over 2025, Saint-Étienne-au-Mont logged 91 recorded offenses.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 9.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 79% of 99 candidates passed at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km. Nearly nine in ten candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Saint-Étienne-au-Mont, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (86.1%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%). On school results, the town ranks #29 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul ÉluardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 105 | 96%+6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Édouard BranlyNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 272 | 97%+2 pts |
| Collège Jean MoulinBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 94 | 89%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
153 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Étienne-au-Mont, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,010/m². Houses are advertised at an estimated €9.40/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 99% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,012/m² | 152 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
23% of adults hold a degree, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). Under 15: 19% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Étienne-au-Mont | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 18th century. 5.9% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €23,380 a year per consumption unit, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 12.4% of the labour force are out of work. The census found 8.4% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Étienne-au-Mont. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Saint-Étienne-au-Mont.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont is a commune of 5,029 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-au-Mont | 5,029 | — | C+ | C | A− | C− |
| Saint-Léonard | 3,353 | 1.2 | — | C | — | C |
| Équihen-Plage | 2,619 | 2 | — | C− | — | D− |
| Outreau | 13,138 | 2.3 | C− | C+ | C− | D− |
| Le Portel | 8,768 | 3 | D | C | D | D− |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 4,115 | 3.4 | C | D− | B+ | C |
| Saint-Martin-Boulogne | 10,888 | 3.5 | C | C | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #9 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 46 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 79% of compared French towns and #29 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The lycée stands out: 97% of 272 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Édouard Branly in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,010/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.61/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Étienne-au-Mont grades C for cost of living.
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 9, 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.