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SorrusPas-de-Calais

A town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, home to 942 people.

Is Sorrus a good place to live?

Sorrus isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Only 14% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Sorrus stand out

The one thing Sorrus does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Sorrus’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Sorrus’ story

No historic monuments in Sorrus

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Saulve, in Montreuil-sur-Mer, 2 mi away.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Citadelle de Montreuil-sur-Mer and 9 more in and around Sorrus

Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Sorrus. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sorrus.

Who lives here

A town of families: 24% of people in Sorrus are under 15, more than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and across compared French towns

People aged 15 to 24 are 9.1% of the population. Degrees are held by 44% of adults.

36.9median age
SorrusPas-de-Calais medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education44%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sorrus
SorrusPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Under 1524%18%17%
15–249.1%12%11%
25–4427%24%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+14%20%22%
No diploma10%24%19%
CAP or BEP22%27%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education44%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Sorrus are out of work than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: 4.2%

1.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Sorrus counts 0.2 jobs (100 jobs, 450 workers). After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,390 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Sorrus, 0.2 per working resident
4.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

94.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

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

The closest collège is 1.7 mi off.

97%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Sorrus94.3%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Sorrus95.9%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège du Bras d'Or ÉcuiresNearest collègeCollègeCollège15592%+1 pt
Lycée général et technologique privé Sainte Austreberthe PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée48100%+1 pt
Collège privé Sainte Austreberthe PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège7699%+4 pts

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97%
passed the general and technological bac, −0.7 pts against the expected rate
92%
passed the vocational bac, +4 pts against the expected rate
94.3%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate
1.7 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 Sorrus is €12.26/m² a month

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

Sales in Sorrus from July 2023 to June 2026: 16 houses and apartments.

€12.26/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sorrus€12.26/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€12.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.75 to €15.41/m² a month)
€10.61/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 Sorrus

13pages on Sorrus

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Sorrus

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

How we find them →

Sorrus’ 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 →
Rang-du-FliersMerlimontVertonCucqÉtaplesLe Touquet-Paris-PlageRang-du-FliersMerlimontVertonCucqÉtaplesLe Touquet-Paris-PlageSorrus
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sorrus942—————
Rang-du-Fliers4,2974.7DCCD−
Merlimont3,3425DDC+D
Verton2,5715.1—C—C
Cucq5,1295.1B−DB+D
Étaples10,7105.4CC−CD
Le Touquet-Paris-Plage4,2246.8C+D−D−C+

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

About Sorrus

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

Sorrus is a commune of 942 people in the Communauté d'agglomération des Deux Baies en 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
942 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération des Deux Baies en Montreuillois
Département
Pas-de-Calais (62)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.6 sq mi (6.8 km²)
INSEE code
62799

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.