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Population 626: a town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Wancourt has none. 15% of residents are 15 to 24.
The one thing Wancourt does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Wancourt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôtel de la Verdure, in Arras, 4.9 mi away.
1.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wancourt.
People 65 and over make up 12% of the town. 19% are under 15, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and above compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by two in five adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Wancourt | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.4% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Wancourt has 900 jobs for 300 working residents, 2.9 per worker. The median disposable income was €30,320 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and 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.
Wancourt recorded 19 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.61/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Wancourt 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 Wancourt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wancourt | 626 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beaurains | 5,559 | 3.8 | C+ | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Saint-Laurent-Blangy | 6,459 | 4.6 | C | C+ | C− | D |
| Achicourt | 7,873 | 4.8 | C | C+ | C | D |
| Arras | 42,875 | 5.3 | C− | C | D | D |
| Saint-Nicolas | 4,494 | 5.4 | C | B− | C− | D |
| Biache-Saint-Vaast | 4,568 | 5.5 | B+ | B+ | B+ | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Wancourt is a commune of 626 people in the Communauté urbaine d'Arras. 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.