Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sanghen.
Who lives here
A younger town: only 17% of people in Sanghen are 65 or over, fewer than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and across compared French towns
Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Sanghen are older than 41.1.
41.1median age
SanghenPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 117 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
Work & commute
Unemployment in Sanghen, 4.3%, runs below Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €24,230 a year per consumption unit, between Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970). Sanghen has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.6% of commuters at the census.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Sanghen, 0.2 per working resident
4.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Sanghen
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Sanghen is a commune of 315 people in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Opale. 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.