Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,728 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Capinghem grades B− overall: better than 55% of compared French towns, and #38 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 8.4% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Capinghem 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Capinghem as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Propriété dite "Ferme des Templiers", in Verlinghem, 2.2 mi away.
1.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Capinghem. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Capinghem.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Capinghem sits above both Nord’s towns (€1,810/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) on this measure.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,333/m² | 57 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
That puts Capinghem above both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean ZayNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 47 | 83%+1 pt |
| Lycée Jean Prouvé - LommeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 86 | 97%+4 pts |
| Collège Jean JaurèsBest against expectations: 21 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 114 | 90%+21 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
On this, Capinghem is above both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €28,640 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 76 offenses in the graded categories in Capinghem in 2025. For family violence, sexual violence and burglary, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 15.8% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, Capinghem comes above both Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for 15% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Capinghem | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 48% | 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.
From 2016 to 2025, 296 residents of Capinghem died, against 227 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 30% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
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
Nothing in Capinghem 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 Capinghem 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capinghem | 2,728 | — | B− | D | C+ | B |
| Pérenchies | 8,455 | 1.4 | C | D | C | C+ |
| Sequedin | 4,675 | 1.7 | C+ | D | D | B− |
| Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin | 4,683 | 2.5 | B | D | C | B |
| Lambersart | 27,090 | 2.7 | B | D− | C | A− |
| Verlinghem | 2,682 | 2.7 | B+ | D− | B | A− |
| Haubourdin | 15,074 | 2.8 | C− | C− | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #93 of 189 in Nord.
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns and #44 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 97% of 86 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Prouvé - Lomme in 2025, 4 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €14.36/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Capinghem grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Capinghem is a commune of 2,728 people in the Métropole Européenne de Lille. 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.