Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 1,146 people, lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Pupils here do better than most: brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €1,453/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Thérouanne 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 Thérouanne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Thérouanne 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.
Thérouanne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Thérouanne; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 7th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Thérouanne before 1900, the earliest Austreberthe de Pavilly, in 630.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thérouanne.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 6.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François MitterrandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 131 | 97%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Thérouanne can choose among 5 GPs. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Thérouanne records 103 deaths per 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 105 residents of Thérouanne died, against 102 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% more. Life expectancy at birth in Pas-de-Calais is 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B−.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,453/m²: 41 houses and apartments sold in Thérouanne between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.12/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,453/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Thérouanne; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 7th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
19% are under 15, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and higher than compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a quarter of residents. Graduates make up 27% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Thérouanne | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €24,420 a year per consumption unit, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) but below compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Thérouanne number 450, against 500 residents in work (0.9 per worker). No commute at all: 4.3% of working residents locally at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Thérouanne. Best known first.
Thérouanne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Thérouanne.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thérouanne | 1,146 | — | — | B | — | C− |
| Wizernes | 3,321 | 5.4 | B | B− | A | D− |
| Blendecques | 4,859 | 5.6 | C+ | B− | B− | D |
| Aire-sur-la-Lys | 9,598 | 6.1 | C+ | B+ | C− | D |
| Longuenesse | 10,548 | 7.1 | C− | C+ | D | D |
| Arques | 9,431 | 7.1 | C− | B− | C− | D− |
| Lumbres | 3,579 | 7.8 | A− | A− | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Thérouanne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 11.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A+, better than 95% of compared French towns. 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 €1,453/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Thérouanne grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Thérouanne is a commune of 1,146 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer. 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.