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A town of 624 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Surques is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Surques does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Surques as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye des Prémontrés, in Licques, 2.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Surques.
Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults. 14% of residents are 15 to 24, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 14% of residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Surques | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 300 residents in work, Surques has 150 jobs: 0.5 each. 2.6% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €25,050 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665).
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.
The closest collège is 2.5 mi off. General-bac pupils go 13 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RostandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 65 | 94%+2 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.
Surques recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Surques is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Surques.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Surques is a commune of 624 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.