Wimille’s overall grade is C, better than just over a third of compared French towns. That places it #45 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Its lowest grade is for health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are its strong suit: bac results 1.3 points above the expected rate; brevet results 5.9 points above the expected rate.
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.
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 Wimille 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 Wimille.
HealthHealth D−
Wimille loses more people than its age profile suggests, 122 per 100 expected, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Pas-de-Calais can expect 83.5 years and a boy 77.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 409 deaths in Wimille between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 336: 22% above. For a family doctor, residents of Wimille can choose among 4 GPs.
+22%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw122
Adjusted122
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Wimille · 6.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Duchenne de Boulogne Sur Mer
2.2 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
Wimille is rich in protected monuments: 13 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Pas-de-Calais’ towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Nearly a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Wimille is Colonne de la Grande Armée de Boulogne. The town has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level. Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
Exam results around Wimille beat 89% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Wimille is 91.7%, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (86.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. At the 4 vocational lycées within 5 km, 84% of 320 candidates passed the bac pro. A collège lies 0.8 mi away.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Wimille’s median home price is €2,288/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses are advertised at an estimated €10.46/m² a month. Wimille recorded 167 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.54/m² a month, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,288/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Wimille€2,288/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,258/m²
149
€11.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.28 to €14.34/m² a month)
7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.46/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
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
On foot, Wimille works better than 73% of compared French towns
The median disposable income was €24,400 a year per consumption unit, between Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Wimille number 2,000, against 1,500 residents in work (1.3 per worker). Unemployment stands at 12.2%.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,000
jobs based in Wimille, 1.3 per working resident
12.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 73% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Wimille sees more crime than 54% of compared French towns
Violence against people ran at 5.9 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 16.2 (2023–2025 average). 67 offenses were reported in Wimille during 2025. Of the graded crimes locally, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
5.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage29
Burglary17
Family violence15
Sexual violence6
Fraud26
Theft without violence11
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.
5.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
67
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.9%
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 · Small counts of other physical violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 4.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Wimille than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 16% are under 15
Graduates make up 26% of adults. 11% of the population is aged 15 to 24, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents.
47.8median age
WimillePas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Ancienne fontaine: Photo: Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château du Denacre (ancien fief de la Ratière): Photo: Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château du Denacre (ancien fief de Hil): Photo: Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Wimille
Is Wimille safe?
It grades B− for safety, #42 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 29 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Wimille good?
They grade A, better than 89% of compared French towns and #17 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 Wimille expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Wimille grades C− for cost of living.
About Wimille
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Wimille is a commune of 3,866 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.
