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492 residents make their home in this town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Wismes isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Wismes counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.
13% 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 Wismes.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 24% of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Wismes | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Wismes has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 6.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €24,230 a year per consumption unit, higher than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) yet lower than 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.
House rents are put at about €7.86/m² a month. Wismes recorded 20 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wismes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Wismes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wismes | 492 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lumbres | 3,579 | 3.4 | A− | A− | B+ | D |
| Wizernes | 3,321 | 7.5 | B | B− | A | D− |
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem | 5,843 | 9 | A− | C+ | A− | C+ |
| Blendecques | 4,859 | 9.4 | C+ | B− | B− | D |
| Longuenesse | 10,548 | 9.4 | C− | C+ | D | D |
| Saint-Omer | 14,382 | 10 | C− | B− | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Wismes is a commune of 492 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) · 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.