Easy on the wallet, harder on other counts. Its lowest grade is for safety (D−) — an average of 28.1 recorded violent incidents and 20.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Walkability is its strong suit — 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, that makes a B−, good for #27 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. On that grade it does better than 46% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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-Pol-sur-Ternoise 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-Pol-sur-Ternoise.
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise than in 98% of compared French towns
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise has 5,050 jobs for 1,650 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Police and gendarmerie figures for Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise show 250 offenses in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
28.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage89
Family violence71
Other physical violence52
Sexual violence29
Burglary9
Drug use42
Theft without violence39
Fraud24
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.
28.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
250
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.3%
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, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 1.3% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise has higher unemployment than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 20.2%
The median disposable income was €20,400 a year per consumption unit, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 20.7% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot15%
Public transport5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
5,050
jobs based in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, 3.1 per working resident
20.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 94% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
A home in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise sells for €1,101/m², less than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.19/m² a month, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 84% of what sold. Sales in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise from July 2023 to June 2026: 172 houses and apartments.
€1,101/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise€1,101/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,017/m²
144
€10.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.24 to €12.59/m² a month)
3.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.02/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,180
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Ternois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise’s ages would predict, 82 per 100 expected, under Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 8 general practitioners in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise is Polyclinique de la Clarence, 9.6 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 716 residents of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise died, against 565 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 27% more. Life expectancy in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw127
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique de la Clarence
9.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique de la Clarence
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise has 3 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
2 of the 3 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century. 7% of its homes were built before 1919, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) but below compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15
18% of adults hold a degree, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Over-65s are a quarter of the population. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 12% of residents.
47.7median age
Saint-Pol-sur-TernoisePas-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 diploma27%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By results, schools here place #81 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, 91.3% passed the bac, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and below compared French towns (92.9%).
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Jean Wadoux: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Louis Albert Guislain Bacler d'Albe: Godefroy Engelmann the Elder / Charles Etienne Leguay, Public domain · Martial Joseph Amant Herman: After Pierre Bouillon, Public domain · André Dauthuille: Charivari30, Public domain · Georges Graux: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Is Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise safe?
It grades D− for safety, #113 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 89 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise good?
They grade B−, better than 50% of compared French towns and #81 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The lycée stands out: 97% of 260 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Albert Châtelet in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise grades B+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise is a commune of 4,677 people in the Communauté de communes du Ternois. 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.
