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With 245 residents, it is a town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Vacqueriette-Erquières is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes.
The one thing Vacqueriette-Erquières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vacqueriette-Erquières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Hesdin-la-Forêt, 3.8 mi away.
3.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Vacqueriette-Erquières is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vacqueriette-Erquières.
Retirement age and beyond: 27% of residents are 65 or older. 10% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and near compared French towns (11%). Half the people of Vacqueriette-Erquières are older than 47.1.
55% women, 45% men
About 81 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Vacqueriette-Erquières | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Vacqueriette-Erquières counts 0.7 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). 6.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €22,870 a year per consumption unit, near Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 8 homes were sold in Vacqueriette-Erquières. House rents are put at about €7.95/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vacqueriette-Erquières yet.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Vacqueriette-Erquières is a commune of 245 people in the Communauté de communes des 7 Vallées. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacqueriette-Erquières | 245 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt | 4,480 | 3.8 | C | B+ | D− | A− |
| Auxi-le-Château | 2,547 | 6.6 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Frévent | 3,259 | 9.8 | B− | A | D | D |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | 4,677 | 12 | B− | B+ | D− | B+ |
| Doullens Somme | 5,751 | 16 | C+ | A− | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 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.