Schools are its strong suit (A) — bac results 2.4 points above the expected rate; brevet results 10.2 points above the expected rate. Fewer journeys need a car: 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 13.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The overall grade comes out at B, better than 55% of compared French towns. That places it #20 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Wimereux 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wimereux.
HousingCost of living D−
Buying in Wimereux costs more than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €4,415/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Wimereux, houses go for €3,799/m² and apartments for €5,238/m². The estimated advertised rent is €13.58/m² a month, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for 54% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€4,415/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Wimereux€4,415/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,799/m²
211
Apartments
€5,238/m²
181
€13.58/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.91 to €16.90/m² a month)
13.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.57/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
More pass the bac at the lycées near Wimereux than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 97.2%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
School results put the town #15 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The closest collège is 0.7 mi off. At the collèges within 5 km of Wimereux, 87.0% passed the brevet, near both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (86.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
97%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Wimereux has a higher adjusted death rate than 86% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. After the care-home adjustment, Wimereux’s deaths ran at 104 per 100 expected, between Pas-de-Calais’ towns (115) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 716 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 848, 18% more.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Wimereux · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Duchenne de Boulogne Sur Mer
3.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Duchenne de Boulogne Sur Mer
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Incomes in Wimereux run higher than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: a median €27,160 a year per consumption unit
The census found 16.2% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Unemployment stood at 10.5%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%). Jobs located in Wimereux: 1,550, for 2,350 residents in work (0.7 each).
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
Public transport7%
On foot6%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,550
jobs based in Wimereux, 0.7 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 85% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Wimereux records less crime per resident than three in four compared French towns
For 2025, the figures show 94 offenses in Wimereux. Violence against people averaged 5.5 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 10.4. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
5.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage36
Other physical violence18
Family violence16
Theft from vehicles10
Burglary9
Sexual violence5
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence45
Fraud33
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.
5.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
94
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (1.8% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
An older town: 30% of people in Wimereux are 65 or over, more than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.8% of the town, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). 35% of adults hold a degree. Typical age in Wimereux: 52.1, the median.
52.1median age
WimereuxPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Wimereux: 3 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
2 of the 3 are tombs and funerary monuments. Among the classé monuments in Wimereux is Monument de la Légion d'Honneur dit Pierre Napoléon. The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Wimereux
Is Wimereux safe?
It grades A− for safety, #20 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 36 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Wimereux good?
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns and #15 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The lycée stands out: 98% of 144 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent privé et campus Saint-Joseph in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Wimereux expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Wimereux grades D− for cost of living.
About Wimereux
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Wimereux is a commune of 6,256 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais. 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
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.
