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A town of 594 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Setques is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Setques as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Esquerdes, 1.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Setques.
Among adults, 30% have a degree. Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and higher than compared French towns (11%). At 43.6, the median resident of Setques sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Setques | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.4% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Jobs based in Setques number 150, against 300 residents in work (0.5 per worker). The median disposable income was €24,780 a year per consumption unit, between Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 91% of 44 candidates passed the bac pro. The nearest general lycée is 4.1 mi away. A collège lies 1.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 70 | 97%+4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Bernard ChochoyNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 44 | 91%+12 pts |
| Collège Albert CamusBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 180 | 98%+6 pts |
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.
House rents are put at about €8.25/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 16 homes in Setques.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Setques. Best known first.
Nothing in Setques is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Setques 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setques | 594 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lumbres | 3,579 | 1.8 | A− | A− | B+ | D |
| Wizernes | 3,321 | 3.2 | B | B− | A | D− |
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem | 5,843 | 4.2 | A− | C+ | A− | C+ |
| Longuenesse | 10,548 | 4.8 | C− | C+ | D | D |
| Blendecques | 4,859 | 5.2 | C+ | B− | B− | D |
| Saint-Omer | 14,382 | 5.3 | C− | B− | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Setques is a commune of 594 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Lumbres. 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) · 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.