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The town has 1,594 residents and lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Arnèke’s strongest is walkability: 77% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is its weak spot (C−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,985/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur de Flandre. It also trails on jobs & income — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 10.3% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Arnèke 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.
The one thing Arnèke does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Arnèke 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.
Arnèke has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Arnèke; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arnèke.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Nord, women can expect to live 84.5 years and men 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Adjusted for age and care homes, Arnèke records 103 deaths per 100 expected, close to Nord’s towns (105) and above compared French towns (88). 352 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 240: 47% above. The nearest emergency department to Arnèke is Centre hospitalier D Hazebrouck, 9.2 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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
10.3% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Nord’s towns (13.2%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 10.9% of commuters got to work without a car. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,780 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. Degrees are held by 23% of adults, below Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Ages in Arnèke split evenly at 46.5: half are older, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Arnèke | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Arnèke; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,985/m², comes from 49 sales of houses and apartments in Arnèke from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.28/m² a month, close to Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.30/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,985/m² | 49 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Arnèke. Best known first.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Arnèke; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arnèke 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnèke | 1,594 | — | — | B | — | C− |
| Wormhout | 5,584 | 4 | A | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Steenvoorde | 4,332 | 7.4 | A− | B | B+ | C− |
| Arques Pas-de-Calais | 9,431 | 8.5 | C− | B− | C− | D− |
| Watten | 2,564 | 8.7 | B+ | A− | A− | D |
| Saint-Omer Pas-de-Calais | 14,382 | 8.8 | C− | B− | D− | D |
| Bergues | 3,525 | 9.3 | B | C | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Arnèke has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 6.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,985/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Arnèke grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Arnèke is a commune of 1,594 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur de Flandre. 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 October 30, 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.