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A town of 791 in Nord, Hauts-de-France. Only 6% of residents are 65 or over.

Is Craywick a good place to live?

Craywick is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Craywick stand out

The one thing Craywick does most differently from other towns.

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Craywick’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Craywick’s story

No historic monuments in Craywick

The Culture ministry lists no building in Craywick as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Bourbourg, 2.4 mi away.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Craywick.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 6.3% of people in Craywick are 65 or over, fewer than in Nord’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Craywick is below both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 27% of the population.

34.6median age
CraywickNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Craywick
CraywickNord medianFrance median
Under 1527%19%17%
15–2413%12%11%
25–4430%24%23%
45–6423%25%26%
65+6.3%19%22%
No diploma13%23%19%
CAP or BEP23%26%26%
Baccalauréat24%18%18%
Higher education37%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Craywick are out of work than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.9%

In the comparison, Craywick comes below both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Craywick has 550 jobs for 400 working residents, 1.5 per worker. 5.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
550
jobs based in Craywick, 1.5 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

91.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 2.2 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For Craywick, that is above both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

91.6%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Craywick91.6%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean RostandNearest collègeCollègeCollège6175%−6 pts
Collège Notre-Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège16099%+5 pts

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91.6%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2.2 pts against the expected rate
1.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Craywick is €12.44/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€12.44/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Craywick€12.44/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€12.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.64 to €16.04/m² a month)
€9.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Parc Galamé and 3 more in and around Craywick

Family days out and museums in and near Craywick. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Craywick

13pages on Craywick

Landmarks

Nothing in Craywick is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Craywick

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Craywick yet.

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Craywick’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Nord →
Loon-PlageBourbourgGrande-SyntheGravelinesGrand-Fort-PhilippeCappelle-la-GrandeLoon-PlageBourbourgGrande-SyntheGravelinesGrand-Fort-PhilippeCappelle-la-GrandeCraywick
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Craywick791—————
Loon-Plage5,9521.8CB−B+D−
Bourbourg6,9312.4C+B−CD−
Grande-Synthe20,2394.1DB−CD−
Gravelines11,4304.9C+CCD
Grand-Fort-Philippe4,8876C+B−BD−
Cappelle-la-Grande7,8396.1C−C+B+D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Craywick

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Craywick is a commune of 791 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

Population
791 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3 sq mi (7.8 km²)
INSEE code
59159

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.