The picture is mixed. Saint-Martin-Boulogne’s overall grade, C, puts it better than 28% of compared French towns. That places it #55 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on safety — an average of 10.9 recorded violent incidents and 19.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its schools beat most: bac results 1.2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 5.1 points above the expected rate. Fewer journeys need a car: 85% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €2,008/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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-Martin-Boulogne 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-Boulogne.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
For walkability, Saint-Martin-Boulogne ranks above 86% of compared French towns
Unemployment is 13.3%. Per resident in work, Saint-Martin-Boulogne counts 1.6 jobs (6,900 jobs, 4,250 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €24,100 a year per consumption unit, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot9%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
6,900
jobs based in Saint-Martin-Boulogne, 1.6 per working resident
13.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Saint-Martin-Boulogne do better than those of 85% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 5 vocational lycées within 5 km, 82% of 368 candidates passed the bac pro. 94.2% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Martin-Boulogne, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For exam results, it comes #19 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Saint-Martin-Boulogne is above 85% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its two care homes for older people (64 places) count their residents as Saint-Martin-Boulogne’s; allowing for them, deaths were 4% above expected. From 2016 to 2025, 1,270 residents of Saint-Martin-Boulogne died, against 1,158 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% more. Also worth knowing: 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. 13 GPs practise here.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw110
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Saint-Martin-Boulogne · 6.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Duchenne de Boulogne Sur Mer
0.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Duchenne de Boulogne Sur Mer
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Saint-Martin-Boulogne records more crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
All told, Saint-Martin-Boulogne had 361 recorded offenses in 2025. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
10.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage115
Other physical violence60
Theft from vehicles53
Family violence52
Burglary45
Sexual violence26
Vehicle theft10
Theft without violence77
Fraud42
Drug use27
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.
10.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
361
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, 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, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C
Saint-Martin-Boulogne is graded a C for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
471 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Martin-Boulogne, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,008/m². Houses in Saint-Martin-Boulogne sell for €1,907/m² and apartments for €2,266/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.11/m² a month.
€2,008/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Martin-Boulogne€2,008/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,907/m²
362
Apartments
€2,266/m²
109
€12.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.68 to €14.99/m² a month)
6.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.11/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Saint-Martin-Boulogne has 4 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and below compared French towns (7.4%). The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Saint-Martin-Boulogne skews older, with 25% of residents 65 or over, more than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and across compared French towns
Under 15: 15% of residents. The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, lower than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and near compared French towns (11%). 27% of adults hold a degree.
47.2median age
Saint-Martin-BoulognePas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Martin-Boulogne
Is Saint-Martin-Boulogne safe?
It grades C− for safety, #86 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 45 burglaries and 115 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Martin-Boulogne good?
They grade A, better than 85% of compared French towns and #19 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The lycée stands out: 99% of 186 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Giraux Sannier 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.
Is Saint-Martin-Boulogne expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,008/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.05/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Martin-Boulogne grades C for cost of living.
About Saint-Martin-Boulogne
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Saint-Martin-Boulogne is a commune of 10,888 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
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.
