Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 553 in Nord, Hauts-de-France. 16% of residents are 15 to 24.
Borre is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Borre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Borre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Firmin, in Morbecque, 4 mi away.
22% 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 Borre.
Just over a third of adults hold a degree, higher than both Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 18% of the town. Line up the people of Borre by age and the one in the middle is 42.6.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Borre | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 16% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Borre number 400, against 250 residents in work (1.5 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €28,200 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 6.1% of working residents here at the census.
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.
The bac pass rate near Borre is 95.2%, higher than both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 87% passed the bac pro, of 218 candidates at 3 lycées. The closest collège is 2.3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des FlandresNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 162 | 81%−6 pts |
| Lycée Fondation Depoorter PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 49 | 96%−1 pt |
| Lycée Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 31 | 100%+12 pts |
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.
19 houses and apartments changed hands in Borre from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and other places to visit in and near Borre. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Augustins d'Hazebrouck3.6 km west, in HazebrouckMuseumMuseumMusée de l'Abbé-Lemire d'Hazebrouck3.6 km southwest, in HazebrouckMuseumMuseumMaison-Musée de l'Abbé Lemire3.6 km southwest, in HazebrouckAttractionAttractionLoisiFlandres4.6 km west, in HazebrouckPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Borre is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Borre as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borre | 553 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hazebrouck | 21,912 | 2 | B− | B− | B− | C− |
| Vieux-Berquin | 2,628 | 3.4 | — | B | — | B |
| Morbecque | 2,573 | 4 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Steenvoorde | 4,332 | 5.5 | A− | B | B+ | C− |
| Merville | 9,808 | 6.6 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
| Bailleul | 14,732 | 6.6 | B | C | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Borre is a commune of 553 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) · 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.