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A town in Nord, Hauts-de-France, home to 239 people.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Bissezeele out for now. Just 15% of residents are 65 or older.
The one thing Bissezeele does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bissezeele as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Omer, in Quaëdypre, 2.6 mi away.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bissezeele.
Over-65s are 15% of the population. Children under 15 make up 20%, above both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Bissezeele is 42.5 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Bissezeele | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.0% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Per resident in work, Bissezeele counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). Also worth knowing: after tax and benefits, the median income is €28,200 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Bissezeele, 88.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For the general bac, the closest lycée is 7.6 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du LoowegNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 59 | 97%+5 pts |
| Lycée professionnel de l'YserNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 40 | 88%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.30/m² a month. 8 houses and apartments changed hands in Bissezeele from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Bissezeele. Best known first.
Nothing in Bissezeele 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 Bissezeele 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bissezeele | 239 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wormhout | 5,584 | 3.5 | A | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Bergues | 3,525 | 4.1 | B | C | B | D |
| Hoymille | 3,259 | 4.6 | — | C | — | B |
| Cappelle-la-Grande | 7,839 | 6.2 | C− | C+ | B+ | D |
| Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village | 8,247 | 7.4 | B− | D | A | D |
| Coudekerque-Branche | 20,787 | 7.6 | C− | C | B− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Bissezeele is a commune of 239 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) · 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.