Tilques has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 68% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Tilques 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Tilques’ story
Tilques in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Tilques, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2014.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tilques.
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Tilques sees fewer deaths than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 72 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
64 deaths in Tilques between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 89: 28% below. Life expectancy in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Tilques is Centre hospitalier de la Region de Saint Omer, 5.7 mi away.
−28%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw72
Adjusted72
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Tilques · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de la Region de Saint Omer
5.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de la Region de Saint Omer
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Unemployment in Tilques, 8.1%, runs below Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
5.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Jobs located in Tilques: 150, for 450 residents in work (0.4 each). Half of residents lived on more than €26,910 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Tilques, 0.4 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 16% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Tilques: 18% were built before 1919, more than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Tilques, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Tilques has fewer young adults than Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 9.5% are 15 to 24
A quarter of residents are 65 or over, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Among adults, 32% have a degree. Half of Tilques is older than 50.6, half younger.
50.6median age
TilquesPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
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Famous people from Tilques
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Tilques yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Tilques
Is Tilques safe?
Tilques has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Tilques good?
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns. 97% of 97 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général Notre-Dame de Sion in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Tilques
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Tilques is a commune of 1,072 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
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.
