Homes sell for a median €1,978/m²: 70 m² comes to 6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque. Health is its weak spot (D) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 16% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Schools are weaker too — bac results 0.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 0.8 points above the expected rate. The median price paid is €1,978/m².
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Armbouts-Cappel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Armbouts-Cappel 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 Armbouts-Cappel.
HealthHealth D
More deaths than Armbouts-Cappel’s ages would predict, 116 per 100 expected, above Nord’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 154 deaths in Armbouts-Cappel from 2016 to 2025; there were 179, 16% more. Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The nearest emergency department to Armbouts-Cappel is Polyclinique de Grande Synthe, 3.2 mi away.
+16%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw116
Adjusted116
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Armbouts-Cappel · 4.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique de Grande Synthe
4.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Dunkerque
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Incomes in Armbouts-Cappel run higher than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €28,160 a year per consumption unit
The unemployment rate comes to 8.8%. 6.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Armbouts-Cappel has 350 jobs for 850 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Armbouts-Cappel, 0.4 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 27% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Armbouts-Cappel than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 78.2%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 83% passed the bac pro, of 147 candidates at 2 lycées. 91.5% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Armbouts-Cappel, near Nord’s towns (90.4%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). Also worth knowing: the closest collège is 1.4 mi off.
94%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Armbouts-Cappel earns a C for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €10.75/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.57/m² a month, near Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Armbouts-Cappel recorded 67 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,978/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Armbouts-Cappel€1,978/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,978/m²
67
€11.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.38 to €14.27/m² a month)
6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,270
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Armbouts-Cappel: 1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 4.7% of the total, below Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. The oldest protected building goes back to the 20th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Armbouts-Cappel, fewer than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.1%, lower than both Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 24% of the population. Half of Armbouts-Cappel is older than 50.1, half younger.
50.1median age
Armbouts-CappelNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Armbouts-Cappel
Is Armbouts-Cappel safe?
Armbouts-Cappel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Armbouts-Cappel good?
They grade C, better than 30% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 95% of 259 candidates passed the bac at Lycée de l'Europe 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 Armbouts-Cappel expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Armbouts-Cappel grades C for cost of living.
About Armbouts-Cappel
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Armbouts-Cappel is a commune of 2,077 people in the Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque. 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.
