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In Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, this town has 159 residents.

Is Senlis a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Senlis is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Église
Église · Inscrit · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Senlis’ story

Senlis in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Senlis; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Senlis.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Senlis than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15

Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.3% of the population. 27% of residents are 65 or over, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Among adults, 21% have a degree.

52.3median age
SenlisPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Senlis
SenlisPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1512%18%17%
15–249.3%12%11%
25–4417%24%23%
45–6435%26%26%
65+27%20%22%
No diploma16%24%19%
CAP or BEP34%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education21%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Senlis: 15% were built before 1919, more than in both Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Senlis; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Senlis has lower unemployment than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 6.8%

2.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. The median disposable income was €24,500 a year per consumption unit, between Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.4% of working residents in Senlis didn’t travel to work at all.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Senlis, 0.3 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

80.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

At the lycées within 5 km of Senlis, 98.0% passed the bac, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Collège pupils travel 1.6 mi to the nearest one.

80.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Senlis80.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Senlis98.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jacques BrelNearest collègeCollègeCollège6680%−2 pts
Lycée professionnel privé Sainte-Marie PrivateNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée4198%+5 pts
98%
passed the vocational bac, +5 pts against the expected rate
80.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
1.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Senlis is €10.70/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

House rents are put at about €7.86/m² a month. The market in Senlis: 2 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€10.70/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Senlis€10.70/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€10.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.53 to €13.42/m² a month)
€7.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Senlis

13pages on Senlis

Landmarks

Senlis has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Senlis

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Senlis yet.

How we find them →

Senlis’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Pas-de-Calais →
LumbresHesdin-la-ForêtWizernesAire-sur-la-LysCauchy-à-la-TourSaint-Pol-sur-TernoiseLumbresHesdin-la-ForêtWizernesAire-sur-la-LysCauchy-à-la-TourSaint-Pol-sur-TernoiseSenlis
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Senlis159—————
Lumbres3,57912A−A−B+D
Hesdin-la-Forêt4,48012CB+D−A−
Wizernes3,32113BB−AD−
Aire-sur-la-Lys9,59813C+B+C−D
Cauchy-à-la-Tour2,59313B−BA−D−
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise4,67713B−B+D−B+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Senlis

Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France

Senlis is a commune of 159 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Pays du Montreuillois. 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

Population
159 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Haut Pays du Montreuillois
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.9 sq mi (4.9 km²)
INSEE code
62790

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 October 30, 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.