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2,349 people call this town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France home.
Saint-Folquin’s strongest subject is schools (A−) — brevet results 2.6 points above the expected rate. At the median price of €1,887/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq. It is hard to get around without a car: 50% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Residents’ health trails most towns (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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). Saint-Folquin 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 2 things Saint-Folquin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Folquin 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.
Saint-Folquin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Folquin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vestiges anciens de la ville, in Gravelines, 2.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Folquin.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 8.8 mi off. The nearest collège is 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre et Marie CurieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 107 | 90%+3 pts |
| Collège Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 68 | 93%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Per resident in work, Saint-Folquin counts 0.3 jobs (300 jobs, 1,050 workers). After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,870 a year per consumption unit. 4.5% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Folquin is Polyclinique de Grande Synthe, 8.3 mi away. Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Folquin records 96 deaths per 100 expected, between Pas-de-Calais’ towns (115) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 143 residents of Saint-Folquin died, against 149 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% fewer. In Pas-de-Calais, women can expect to live 83.5 years and men 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.91/m² a month, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 71 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Folquin, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,887/m². For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.06/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,887/m² | 71 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
A tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and near compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. Typical age in Saint-Folquin: 43.7, the median.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Folquin | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Folquin. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du Dessin et de l'Estampe originale de Gravelines4.1 km north, in GravelinesAttractionAttractionBeffroi de Gravelines4.2 km north, in GravelinesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Saint-Folquin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Folquin.
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-Folquin | 2,349 | — | — | B | — | C |
| Gravelines Nord | 11,430 | 3 | C+ | C | C | D |
| Bourbourg Nord | 6,931 | 3.3 | C+ | B− | C | D− |
| Grand-Fort-Philippe Nord | 4,887 | 3.5 | C+ | B− | B | D− |
| Oye-Plage | 5,780 | 4.1 | C+ | B− | A− | D |
| Loon-Plage Nord | 5,952 | 5.2 | C | B− | B+ | D− |
| Audruicq | 5,309 | 5.2 | B | B+ | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Folquin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 2.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns. 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 €1,887/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Folquin grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Saint-Folquin is a commune of 2,349 people in the Communauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq. 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.