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Population 1,310: a town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
The local economy does well (A): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 5.5% unemployment. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on walkability as well (C−). Buying 70 m² at the median €1,813/m² takes 4.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine d'Arras.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Thélus has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Thélus does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Thélus 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.
Thélus has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Thélus as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle des Chariottes, in Arras, 4.3 mi away.
1.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thélus.
Half of residents lived on more than €29,480 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970). 5.1% 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
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Thélus. After the care-home adjustment, Thélus’ deaths ran at 103 per 100 expected, lower than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (115) yet higher than compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 99 residents of Thélus died, against 97 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% more. 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.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B−.
Under 15: nearly a fifth of residents. A tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. In addition, over-65s are 19% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Thélus | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 49 homes in Thélus. Among the homes sold, 96% were houses. House rents are put at about €9.73/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,784/m² | 47 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, gardens and museums in and near Thélus. Best known first.
Nothing in Thélus 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 Thélus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thélus | 1,310 | — | — | B− | — | C− |
| Vimy | 4,270 | 1.3 | D | C− | B | C− |
| Saint-Nicolas | 4,494 | 3.5 | C | B− | C− | D |
| Souchez | 2,663 | 3.6 | B | C | A− | A− |
| Sainte-Catherine | 3,471 | 3.7 | A− | C | B+ | C |
| Anzin-Saint-Aubin | 2,833 | 3.7 | A | C− | A | B |
| Saint-Laurent-Blangy | 6,459 | 3.7 | C | C+ | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Thélus has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 5.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.99/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Thélus grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Thélus is a commune of 1,310 people in the Communauté urbaine d'Arras. 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 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.