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A town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, home to 830 people.
Saint-Hilaire-Cottes has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Hilaire-Cottes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Ames, 1.9 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Hilaire-Cottes.
Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) but below compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town. Half the people of Saint-Hilaire-Cottes are older than 41.8.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Hilaire-Cottes | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Saint-Hilaire-Cottes: 300, for 300 residents in work (1 each). Median disposable income is €23,260 a year for each consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 11.2%, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) but above compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Hilaire-Cottes, 99.0% passed the bac, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 1.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Bernard ChochoyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 95 | 99%+11 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Anatole FranceNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 200 | 99%+2 pts |
| Collège René CassinBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 100 | 92%+2 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.
House rents are put at about €7.72/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 17 homes in Saint-Hilaire-Cottes.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Hilaire-Cottes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Hilaire-Cottes.
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-Hilaire-Cottes | 830 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lillers | 10,193 | 2.9 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
| Burbure | 2,834 | 3.3 | B | B+ | A | D− |
| Isbergues | 8,650 | 3.8 | C+ | B+ | B− | D |
| Cauchy-à-la-Tour | 2,593 | 4.7 | B− | B | A− | D− |
| Aire-sur-la-Lys | 9,598 | 4.8 | C+ | B+ | C− | D |
| Auchel | 10,051 | 4.9 | C | B+ | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Saint-Hilaire-Cottes is a commune of 830 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
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 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.