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SombrinPas-de-Calais

205 people call this town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France home.

Is Sombrin a good place to live?

Sombrin is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Sombrin’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Sombrin’s story

No historic monuments in Sombrin

The Culture ministry lists no building in Sombrin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château de Varlemont, in Barly, 2.4 mi away.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sombrin.

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Sombrin, fewer than in both Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns

20% of adults hold a degree, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Over-65s are 27% of the population. Residents of Sombrin have a median age of 50.7.

50.7median age
SombrinPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sombrin
SombrinPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1513%18%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4417%24%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+27%20%22%
No diploma19%24%19%
CAP or BEP37%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education20%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Sombrin are out of work than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: 8.8%

Households’ median disposable income: €25,150 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Sombrin: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.4 each). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.3% of commuters at the census.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Sombrin, 0.4 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,150
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

95.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points above the expected rate

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

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 8.9 mi away. The closest collège is 2.6 mi off.

95.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Sombrin95.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège du Val du GyNearest collègeCollègeCollège8495%+7 pts
95.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +7 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Sombrin costs less than in both Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.50/m² a month

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

4 houses and apartments changed hands in Sombrin from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sombrin€9.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€9.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.94 to €11.37/m² a month)
€7.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Varlemont and 2 more in and around Sombrin

Heritage in and near Sombrin. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sombrin

13pages on Sombrin

Landmarks

Nothing in Sombrin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Sombrin

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Sombrin as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Sombrin’s 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 →
DoullensFréventDainvilleAnzin-Saint-AubinAchicourtSaint-Pol-sur-TernoiseDoullensFréventDainvilleAnzin-Saint-AubinAchicourtSaint-Pol-sur-TernoiseSombrin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sombrin205—————
Doullens Somme5,7518.9C+A−D−D
Frévent3,2599.7B−ADD
Dainville5,68311BCB−D
Anzin-Saint-Aubin2,83312AC−AB
Achicourt7,87312CC+CD
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise4,67712B−B+D−B+

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

About Sombrin

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

Sombrin is a commune of 205 people in the Communauté de communes des Campagnes de l'Artois. 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
205 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Campagnes de l'Artois
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.6 sq mi (6.6 km²)
INSEE code
62798

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 November 4, 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.