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It is a town of 20,787 residents in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Health is its weak spot: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 10% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, Coudekerque-Branche earns a C−: better than 23% of compared French towns, and #107 of 189 in Nord. Incomes are on the low side (D): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 13.8% unemployment. At the median price of €1,835/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque. Walkability is its strong suit (A): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and B− for schools.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Coudekerque-Branche does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Coudekerque-Branche 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 Coudekerque-Branche as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Éloi, in Dunkerque, 1.1 mi away.
2.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Coudekerque-Branche. Best known first.
MuseumMusée portuaire de Dunkerque2.2 km northwest, in Dunkerque
Art galleryMusée des Beaux-Arts de Dunkerque1.7 km north, in Dunkerque
MuseumLieu d'art et action contemporaine de Dunkerque2.8 km north, in Dunkerque
Historic shipPrincess Elizabeth2 km northwest, in Dunkerque
MuseumPalais de l'univers et des sciences de Cappelle-la-Grande3.2 km southwest, in Cappelle-la-GrandePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coudekerque-Branche.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 2,200 deaths in Coudekerque-Branche between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,807: 22% above. For a family doctor, residents of Coudekerque-Branche can choose among 12 GPs.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
13.8% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Nord’s towns (13.2%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €23,300 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 16.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
710 sales of houses and apartments in Coudekerque-Branche, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,835/m². The sales split: 89% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 710 homes were sold in the town.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,831/m² | 631 |
| Apartments | €1,837/m² | 79 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Half the people of Coudekerque-Branche are older than 43. People aged 15 to 24 make up 12% of the town, near Nord’s towns (12%) and higher than compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 17% of residents.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Coudekerque-Branche | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Violence against people averaged 8.1 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 12.4. Police and gendarmerie figures for Coudekerque-Branche show 399 offenses in 2025. Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By results, schools here place #111 of 195 in Nord.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La Salle PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 86 | 93%+3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Vauban PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 62 | 89%−6 pts |
| Collège Jean ZayBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 50 | 88%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Coudekerque-Branche is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
4 notable people were born in Coudekerque-Branche.
Aline Carola: Unidentified photographer, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coudekerque-Branche | 20,787 | — | C− | C | B− | D |
| Dunkerque | 86,263 | 1.2 | D | C− | C− | D |
| Cappelle-la-Grande | 7,839 | 1.8 | C− | C+ | B+ | D |
| Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village | 8,247 | 1.9 | B− | D | A | D |
| Leffrinckoucke | 4,078 | 3.1 | B− | C− | A | D |
| Grande-Synthe | 20,239 | 3.8 | D | B− | C | D− |
| Bergues | 3,525 | 4.2 | B | C | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #64 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 41 burglaries and 151 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns and #111 of 195 in Nord. 89% of 62 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Vauban in 2025, 6 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,835/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €1,831/m² (631 sales), apartments €1,837/m² (79 sales). Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.49/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Coudekerque-Branche grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Coudekerque-Branche is a commune of 20,787 people in the Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque. 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 November 4, 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.