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A town of 1,716 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Bierne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 83% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,190/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre. Its strongest is schools (A+): brevet results 9.1 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Bierne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bierne 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 Bierne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Citerne militaire, in Bergues, 1 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Bierne. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du Mont-de-Piété de Bergues1.7 km east, in Bergues
MuseumPalais de l'univers et des sciences de Cappelle-la-Grande4.5 km northwest, in Cappelle-la-GrandeAttractionAttractionBeffroi de Bergues1.8 km east, in BerguesFortFortEnceinte fortifiée de Bergues1.4 km east, in BerguesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Steenbourg3 km southwest, in SteenePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bierne.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 1.1 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 4.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Wenceslas CobergherNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 53 | 92%+9 pts |
| Collège Saint-Winoc PrivateBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 128 | 99%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €28,650 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Bierne: 1,200, for 800 residents in work (1.4 each). Also worth knowing: at the census, 7.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
The median price, €2,190/m², comes from 61 sales of houses and apartments in Bierne from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €11.59/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,190/m² | 61 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, above Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Bierne has a median age of 44.8 years.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Bierne | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Nord can expect 84.5 years and a boy 78.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 79 deaths in Bierne between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 94: 16% below. The nearest emergency department to Bierne is Centre hospitalier de Dunkerque, 5.1 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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
Nothing in Bierne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bierne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bierne | 1,716 | — | — | C | — | B |
| Bergues | 3,525 | 1.2 | B | C | B | D |
| Hoymille | 3,259 | 1.9 | — | C | — | B |
| Cappelle-la-Grande | 7,839 | 2.8 | C− | C+ | B+ | D |
| Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village | 8,247 | 3.9 | B− | D | A | D |
| Coudekerque-Branche | 20,787 | 4 | C− | C | B− | D |
| Dunkerque | 86,263 | 5.1 | D | C− | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bierne 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 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A+, better than 99% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,190/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bierne grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Bierne is a commune of 1,716 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
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.