Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 516 residents and lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Verlincthun has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Over-65s are only 14% of the population.
The one thing Verlincthun does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Verlincthun as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Pont-de-Briques, in Saint-Léonard, 4.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Verlincthun.
33% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.7%.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Verlincthun | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €26,260 a year per consumption unit. 9.3% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Verlincthun counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 250 workers).
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.
General-bac pupils go 6.9 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2.7 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Le TrionNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 148 | 91%+4 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.
The market in Verlincthun: 10 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Verlincthun 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 Verlincthun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verlincthun | 516 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samer | 4,704 | 2.6 | B | B− | A | D− |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 4,115 | 3.1 | C | D− | B+ | C |
| Saint-Étienne-au-Mont | 5,029 | 4.5 | C+ | C | A− | C− |
| Saint-Léonard | 3,353 | 5.2 | — | C | — | C |
| Camiers | 2,582 | 5.5 | C− | D | A− | D |
| Équihen-Plage | 2,619 | 6.2 | — | C− | — | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Verlincthun is a commune of 516 people in the Communauté de communes de Desvres-Samer. 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 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.