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3,321 people live in this town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Pupils here do better than most: bac results 0.8 points above the expected rate; brevet results 4.8 points above the expected rate. Wizernes’s overall grade, B, puts it better than three fifths of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #17 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Add safety to its strengths — an average of 8 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. What counts against it is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on jobs & income as well: 0.8 jobs per working resident; 11.4% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €1,655/m² costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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.
The 2 things Wizernes does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Wizernes 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Wizernes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Esquerdes, 2.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Wizernes. Best known first.
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer4.3 km north, in Saint-Omer
MuseumMusée de l'hôtel Sandelin4.5 km north, in Saint-OmerAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Bertin4.9 km northeast, in Saint-OmerAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Paul de Wisques3.7 km northwest, in WisquesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Colombe de Blendecques3.3 km east, in BlendecquesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wizernes.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 249 deaths in Wizernes from 2016 to 2025; there were 298, 20% more. 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. The nearest emergency department to Wizernes is Centre hospitalier de la Region de Saint Omer, 1.1 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.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Wizernes is 98.2%, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s schools place #16 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège René CassinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 87 | 99%+12 pts |
| Lycée général La Malassise PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 181 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège Blaise PascalBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 98 | 91%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Recorded offenses in Wizernes came to 39 in 2025. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was family violence (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 · For sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 15.3% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
12% of residents are 15 to 24, about level with Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). Ages in Wizernes split evenly at 44.3: half are older, half younger. Over-65s are a fifth of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Wizernes | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,630 a year. Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 2.9% of working residents in Wizernes to work at the census.
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 €1,655/m²: 91 houses and apartments sold in Wizernes between July 2023 and June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 91 homes were sold here. The estimated advertised rent is €11.09/m² a month, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,655/m² | 91 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Wizernes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Wizernes as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wizernes | 3,321 | — | B | B− | A | D− |
| Blendecques | 4,859 | 2 | C+ | B− | B− | D |
| Longuenesse | 10,548 | 2.2 | C− | C+ | D | D |
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem | 5,843 | 2.9 | A− | C+ | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Omer | 14,382 | 3.1 | C− | B− | D− | D |
| Arques | 9,431 | 3.4 | C− | B− | C− | D− |
| Lumbres | 3,579 | 5 | A− | A− | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #7 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais.
They grade A, better than 89% of compared French towns and #16 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The lycée stands out: 100% of 181 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général La Malassise 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.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,655/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Wizernes grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Wizernes is a commune of 3,321 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Omer. 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 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.