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A town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, home to 1,203 people.
Wavrans-sur-l'Aa’s strongest subject is schools — bac results 12 points above the expected rate; brevet results 5.4 points above the expected rate. Health is its weak spot (D−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,509/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Lumbres. Walkability is weaker too (D).
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Wavrans-sur-l'Aa has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Wavrans-sur-l'Aa does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Wavrans-sur-l'Aa 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.
Wavrans-sur-l'Aa has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Wavrans-sur-l'Aa as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Esquerdes, 2.6 mi away.
12% 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 Wavrans-sur-l'Aa.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 91% of 44 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. The closest lycée for the general bac is 6 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 70 | 97%+4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Bernard ChochoyNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 44 | 91%+12 pts |
| Collège Albert CamusBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 180 | 98%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
125 deaths in Wavrans-sur-l'Aa between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 104: 21% above. In Pas-de-Calais, women can expect to live 83.5 years and men 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Wavrans-sur-l'Aa is Centre hospitalier de la Region de Saint Omer, 4.6 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
For its 550 residents in work, Wavrans-sur-l'Aa has 150 jobs: 0.3 each. 4.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The unemployment rate comes to 7.5%.
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.
Behind the median of €1,509/m²: 45 houses and apartments sold in Wavrans-sur-l'Aa between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.09/m² a month, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.25/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,509/m² | 45 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Among adults, 25% have a degree. Half the people of Wavrans-sur-l'Aa are older than 44.5. Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and above compared French towns (17%).
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Wavrans-sur-l'Aa | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.4 cases of violence against people and 4.4 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Other physical violence topped the graded crimes in Wavrans-sur-l'Aa (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, sexual violence, burglary, theft from vehicles and criminal damage go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 100.0% of the index here.
Nothing in Wavrans-sur-l'Aa is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Wavrans-sur-l'Aa.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wavrans-sur-l'Aa | 1,203 | — | — | B | — | D− |
| Lumbres | 3,579 | 2 | A− | A− | B+ | D |
| Wizernes | 3,321 | 4.6 | B | B− | A | D− |
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem | 5,843 | 6.3 | A− | C+ | A− | C+ |
| Blendecques | 4,859 | 6.5 | C+ | B− | B− | D |
| Longuenesse | 10,548 | 6.6 | C− | C+ | D | D |
| Saint-Omer | 14,382 | 7.2 | C− | B− | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Wavrans-sur-l'Aa has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
They grade A+, better than 98% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,509/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Wavrans-sur-l'Aa grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Wavrans-sur-l'Aa is a commune of 1,203 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Lumbres. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.