Dept 62 Rank #51 / 96
Pas-de-Calais
Hauts-de-France · Nearest city: Arras TGV
🚄 TGV
Côte d'Opale cliffs, Cap Gris-Nez, sand dunes
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Pas-de-Calais pairs affordable property, strong healthcare and mild summers with grey skies, heavy rainfall and flat scenery as its drags. Le Pas-de-Calais associe un immobilier abordable, un très bon accès aux soins et des étés doux, avec pour freins un ciel gris, des pluies abondantes et des paysages plats.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,733h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Sunny days
126/yr
days >50% sunlit
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Rain days
131/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 2 fewer rain days each year.
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Annual rainfall
696mm/yr
total volume
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Heavy rain
2/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
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Torrential
0/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
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Hot days >30°
7/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Winter mildness
6/10
2.6 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.2 °C per year.
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Wind
3.7m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: calmer by 0.06 m/s per year.
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Muggy days
2/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Avg max temperature · °C
5
J
7
F
11
M
14
A
18
M
20
J
23
J
23
A
18
S
15
O
9
N
6
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+1 days · +1 so far
Tropical nights ~+3 nights · +1 so far
Frost days ~-17 days · -15 so far
Dry-soil days ~+19 days
Landscape
Landscape score
3/10
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Max elevation
211m
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Forest cover
7.1%
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Characteristics
🌊 Coastline
Côte d'Opale cliffs, Cap Gris-Nez, sand dunes
Identity
Pas-de-Calais is the birthplace of Maximilien de Robespierre (journaliste).
Notable figures born here
Maximilien de Robespierre — journalisteFranck Ribéry — footballeurGodefroy de Bouillon — écrivainCharles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve — historienAbbé Prévost — historienJean-Pierre Papin — footballeurRaymond Kopa — footballeurGérard Debreu — mathématicienJean Buridan — philosopheJoseph Liouville — mathématicien
Terroir & appellations
Pas-de-Calais lies within protected appellation areas, including Prés-salés de la baie de Somme, Pommes de terre de Merville, Lingot du Nord.
Prés-salés de la baie de SommePommes de terre de MervilleLingot du NordAil fumé d'ArleuxVolailles de LicquesGenièvre Flandre-Artois
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (1)
- Jardins du manoir d'Hénocq
- Le jardin des Lianes
- Parc du Louvre Lens
- Jardin botanique du beau Pays
- +2 more
Station classée de tourisme (18)
Risks
Safety score
7/10
Flood risk
Moderate
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
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Fire risk
Low
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
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Seismic exposure
High
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
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Major risks present
⚛ Nuclear nearby Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Hazardous-materials transport Very high 99.7% p82 of 96
Earthquake High 75.4% p47 of 96
Ground movement Moderate 48.1% p33 of 96
Flooding Very low 15.2% p16 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very low 10.7% p32 of 96
Coastal Very low 4% p84 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 3.5% p51 of 96
Nuclear Very low 0.7% p67 of 96
Transport
Transport
9/10
1.5 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
7
A1 · A2 · A16 · A21 · A26 · A211 · A216
Work locally
22.7%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Arras TGV
✈ Airport
Lille Airport (LIL) · ~58 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
1.5h direct
🛣 Highways
A1, A2, A16, A21, A26, A211, A216
Services
Healthcare
8/10
APL 4.2
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Schools
5/10
Brevet 86%
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Fiber coverage
98%
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Intl schools
8schools
International programmes available
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People
Population
1,411,502
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Density
212/km²
Urban
+163% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
-0.1%/yr
-0.3 pts vs median · p19
Median income
$23,600
standard of living · $/yr
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Poverty rate
18.4%
below 60% of median living standard
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Unemployment
14.1%
active population out of work
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Tourism
1 bed per 44 residents
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Age distribution · % of population
0-14
16%
15-24
13%
25-39
14%
40-54
15%
55-69
19%
70+
23%
Office professionals
11.2%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
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Remote work
3.5%
télétravail · works without commuting
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Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
11.2%
At-home trades
Farmers
1%
Artisans & shopkeepers
5.1%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
26.3%
Clerical & service staff
29.3%
Manual workers
27%
Real estate
Median
$1,850/m²
$910 $3,500
House $1,790 Apt $2,380
-0.6%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
52.15%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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