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A town of 1,210 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Serques has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,948/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer. Its strongest is schools (B): brevet results a point above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Serques does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Serques 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 lists no building in Serques as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Sépulcre, in Saint-Omer, 3.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage and museums in and near Serques. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Serques.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Serques is Centre hospitalier de la Region de Saint Omer, 6.9 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 81 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 106, 31% 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.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
At the census, 4.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Serques has 100 jobs for 550 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €26,410 a year per consumption unit, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Among adults, 29% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and lower than compared French towns (22%). Serques has a median age of 44.9 years.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Serques | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.8 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 3.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Sacré-Coeur PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 47 | 87%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.48/m² a month, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 39 sales of houses and apartments in Serques, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,948/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €8.55/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,948/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Serques is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Serques.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serques | 1,210 | — | — | B− | — | D− |
| Éperlecques | 3,737 | 2.2 | — | B− | — | D− |
| Watten Nord | 2,564 | 2.6 | B+ | A− | A− | D |
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem | 5,843 | 3.1 | A− | C+ | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Omer | 14,382 | 3.7 | C− | B− | D− | D |
| Longuenesse | 10,548 | 4.5 | C− | C+ | D | D |
| Arques | 9,431 | 5.8 | C− | B− | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Serques has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 61% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,948/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Serques grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Serques is a commune of 1,210 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 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.