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A town in Nord, Hauts-de-France, home to 1,951 people.
Caëstre’s strongest subject is jobs & income (A−) — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 5.7% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €1,882/m² costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur de Flandre. Where it falls short is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Caëstre 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 Caëstre does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Caëstre 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.
Caëstre has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Caëstre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Immeuble portant enseigne Au Coq Estaminet, in Steenvoorde, 3.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Caëstre.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Nord live to 84.5 on average and men to 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 138 deaths in Caëstre from 2016 to 2025; there were 150, 9% more. The nearest emergency department to Caëstre is Centre hospitalier D Hazebrouck, 3.5 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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
18% of residents are 65 or over, below both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 9.7% of residents. Children under 15 count for 20% of the people here.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Caëstre | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €28,030 a year per consumption unit, above both Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.4% of commuters travelled at the census. At the census, 5.0% of working residents in Caëstre didn’t travel to work at all.
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, €1,882/m², comes from 58 sales of houses and apartments in Caëstre from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.16/m² a month, below both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €9.21/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,882/m² | 58 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Caëstre. Best known first.
Nothing in Caëstre 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 Caëstre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caëstre | 1,951 | — | — | B | — | D |
| Hazebrouck | 21,912 | 3.8 | B− | B− | B− | C− |
| Steenvoorde | 4,332 | 3.9 | A− | B | B+ | C− |
| Vieux-Berquin | 2,628 | 4.4 | — | B | — | B |
| Bailleul | 14,732 | 5.8 | B | C | C | B− |
| Morbecque | 2,573 | 6 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Merville | 9,808 | 8 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Caëstre has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 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 €1,882/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Caëstre grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Caëstre is a commune of 1,951 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.