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5,843 residents make their home in this town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
School results are strong: bac results 0.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.8 points above the expected rate. Crime is low: an average of 7.4 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. What counts against it is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The overall grade lands at A−, better than 78% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #6 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem 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 Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 2001.
4.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem. Best known first.
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer1.8 km east, in Saint-Omer
MuseumMusée de l'hôtel Sandelin1.9 km east, in Saint-OmerAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Bertin2.5 km east, in Saint-OmerAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Paul de Wisques4 km southwest, in WisquesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Wisques3.9 km southwest, in WisquesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 79% of 233 candidates passed the bac pro. A collège lies 0.8 mi away. On results, collèges and lycées here come #25 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège EsplanadeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 116 | 96%+4 pts |
| Lycée général Notre-Dame de Sion PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 97 | 97%−1 pt |
| Collège René CassinBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 87 | 99%+12 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie figures for Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem show 93 offenses in 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem (2025).
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 vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 3.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
11.0% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). For its 2,300 residents in work, Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem has 2,700 jobs: 1.2 each. Median disposable income comes to €24,900 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.09/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 174 homes in Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem. Of the homes sold, 96% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,778/m² | 167 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. 530 deaths in Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 579: 8% below. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem can choose among 6 GPs.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 17th century. 4.9% of its homes were built before 1919, between Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents. 16% are under 15, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 30% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
The list names few of Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem yet.
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-Martin-lez-Tatinghem | 5,843 | — | A− | C+ | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Omer | 14,382 | 1.4 | C− | B− | D− | D |
| Longuenesse | 10,548 | 1.7 | C− | C+ | D | D |
| Wizernes | 3,321 | 2.9 | B | B− | A | D− |
| Blendecques | 4,859 | 3.3 | C+ | B− | B− | D |
| Arques | 9,431 | 3.3 | C− | B− | C− | D− |
| Éperlecques | 3,737 | 5.1 | — | B− | — | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #17 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 30 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns and #25 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. 97% of 97 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général Notre-Dame de Sion in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.53/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem is a commune of 5,843 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer. 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.