Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, this town has 2,663 residents.
Souchez’s overall grade of B puts it better than three fifths of compared French towns, #16 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. It is a safe place by the numbers (A−): an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 12.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. What counts against it is schools — bac results 4.8 points below the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. Cost of living is weaker too — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Souchez does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Souchez 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Souchez as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines de l'église, in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, 1 mi away.
0.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Souchez. Best known first.
MuseumCentre d’histoire du mémorial 14-18in townMuseumMuseumLens' 14-18, Centre d'Histoire Guerre et Paixin townAttractionAttractionAnneau de la Mémoire1.7 km northwest, in Ablain-Saint-NazaireAttractionAttractionCimetière militaire tchécoslovaque de Neuville-Saint-Vaast3 km south, in Neuville-Saint-VaastMuseumMuseumMusée Vivant de Notre Dame de Lorette2.3 km northwest, in Ablain-Saint-NazaireChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Nazaire d'Ablain-Saint-Nazaire1.6 km west, in Ablain-Saint-NazairePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Souchez.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 68% passed the bac pro, of 136 candidates at 2 lycées. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.3 mi away. Ranked by results, schools here are #120 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean VilarNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 94 | 93%+3 pts |
| Lycée Henri DarrasNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 433 | 89%−4 pts |
| Collège Descartes-MontaigneBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 144 | 93%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie figures for Souchez show 34 offenses in 2025. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (21.0% of the index here). Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Pas-de-Calais live to 83.5 on average and men to 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 189 deaths in Souchez between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 242: 22% below. 4 GPs practise in the town.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,939/m², comes from 90 sales of houses and apartments in Souchez from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 94% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,918/m² | 85 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
9.4% of residents are 15 to 24, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Souchez has a median age of 44.6 years. The under-15s are 18% of the population here.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Souchez | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €28,200 a year per consumption unit, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs located in Souchez: 450, for 1,150 residents in work (0.4 each). 6.6% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Souchez is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Souchez as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souchez | 2,663 | — | B | C | A− | A− |
| Angres | 4,641 | 1.2 | D | C | B+ | D |
| Aix-Noulette | 3,902 | 2.5 | D | C | B− | C− |
| Liévin | 30,063 | 2.7 | D− | C+ | D | D− |
| Vimy | 4,270 | 3.2 | D | C− | B | C− |
| Éleu-dit-Leauwette | 2,805 | 3.6 | C− | C+ | B+ | D |
| Bully-les-Mines | 12,146 | 3.8 | D | C+ | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #16 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 18 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns and #120 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. 89% of 433 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Henri Darras in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 €1,939/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Souchez grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Souchez is a commune of 2,663 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Lens - Liévin. 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 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.