Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 449 people, lies in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
At under 1,000 residents, Waben is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Waben as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle du Saint-Esprit, in Rue, 7.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Waben.
24% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 27% of adults, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Waben in two is 47.7.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Waben | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Waben holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.1 jobs each. Median disposable income comes to €26,880 a year per consumption unit.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €8.82/m² a month. 16 houses and apartments changed hands in Waben from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Waben 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 Waben yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Waben is a commune of 449 people in the Communauté d'agglomération des Deux Baies en Montreuillois. 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 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.