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A town of 845 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

Is Bambecque a good place to live?

Bambecque is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Bambecque stand out

The 2 things Bambecque does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Omer
Église Saint-Omer · Inscrit · Photo: Wim Taveirne · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bambecque’s story

Bambecque in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bambecque, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1983.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Rémy Isoré, born in 1852, is the one person born in Bambecque before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1983First protected: Château d'Engelshof
  • 2006Most recently protected: Église Saint-Omer
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bambecque.

Who lives here

Children make up 24% of Bambecque, above Nord’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Bambecque above both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). 13% of residents are 65 or over.

34.9median age
BambecqueNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bambecque
BambecqueNord medianFrance median
Under 1524%19%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4429%24%23%
45–6424%25%26%
65+13%19%22%
No diploma20%23%19%
CAP or BEP25%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education27%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Bambecque: 16% were built before 1919, more than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

On this, Bambecque is above both Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bambecque, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1983
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Bambecque than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8%

In the comparison, Bambecque comes below both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Bambecque has 150 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 9.5% of the labour force are out of work.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Bambecque, 0.3 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The median sale price of homes in Bambecque is €1,807/m²

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

That is the middle of 36 sales of houses and apartments in Bambecque from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,810/m² for the median of compared towns in Nord.

€1,807/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Bambecque€1,807/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,807/m²36
€11.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.63 to €13.08/m² a month)
€9.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Jardin botanique du Val-d'Yser and 2 more in and around Bambecque

Heritage and gardens in and near Bambecque. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bambecque

13pages on Bambecque

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bambecque, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Omer: Photo: Wim Taveirne · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bambecque

One notable person was born in Bambecque.

Their page →

Bambecque’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Nord →
WormhoutHondschooteHoymilleSteenvoordeBerguesTéteghem-Coudekerque-VillageWormhoutHondschooteHoymilleSteenvoordeBerguesTéteghem-Coudekerque-VillageBambecque
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bambecque845—————
Wormhout5,5843.8AC+B+B−
Hondschoote3,9575.4BB−A−D
Hoymille3,2596.5—C—B
Steenvoorde4,3326.5A−BB+C−
Bergues3,5256.7BCBD
Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village8,2479.4B−DAD

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Bambecque

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Bambecque is a commune of 845 people in the Communauté de communes des Hauts 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

Population
845 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
4.6 sq mi (11.9 km²)
INSEE code
59046

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.