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A town of 94 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

Is Eccles a good place to live?

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

What makes Eccles stand out

The one thing Eccles does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Eccles

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Solre-le-Château, 2.1 mi away.

49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Eccles.

Who lives here

Eccles skews older, with 32% of residents 65 or over, more than Nord’s towns or compared French towns

In the comparison, Eccles comes above both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). 13% of residents are children under 15.

49.3median age
EcclesNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Eccles
EcclesNord medianFrance median
Under 1513%19%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4423%24%23%
45–6422%25%26%
65+32%19%22%
No diploma16%23%19%
CAP or BEP29%26%26%
Baccalauréat24%18%18%
Higher education24%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Eccles has lower unemployment than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 5.1%

For Eccles, that is below both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Eccles has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0 per worker. At the census, 2.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving97%
On foot3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Eccles, 0 per working resident
5.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

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

Eccles sits below both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

84.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Eccles84.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège du SolrezisNearest collègeCollègeCollège6884%−4 pts
84.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate
2.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Eccles than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.47/m² a month

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

That puts Eccles below both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.47/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Eccles€9.47/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€9.47/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.78 to €11.53/m² a month)
€7.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Eccles

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Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Eccles

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

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Eccles’ 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 →
Ferrière-la-GrandeMarpentJeumontRousiesBoussoisLouvroilFerrière-la-GrandeMarpentJeumontRousiesBoussoisLouvroilEccles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Eccles94—————
Ferrière-la-Grande5,1315.8DB−B−D−
Marpent2,6536.2CB−C+C+
Jeumont10,1606.4C−B−C−C−
Rousies3,9806.4C−B−A−D−
Boussois3,1236.6B−B−A−D−
Louvroil6,2947.6D−BDD−

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

About Eccles

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Eccles is a commune of 94 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de l'Avesnois. 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
94 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur de l'Avesnois
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.4 sq mi (3.5 km²)
INSEE code
59186

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.