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A town of 1,213 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Eecke has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 15% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,206/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur de Flandre. Its strongest is schools (A): brevet results 2.3 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Eecke does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Eecke 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 1 historic monument in Eecke, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Eecke.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Eecke sits above both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Antoine de Saint-ExupéryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 110 | 92%−1 pt |
| Collège Notre-Dame de Lourdes PrivateBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 48 | 98%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
That puts Eecke below both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). 20% of residents are children under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Eecke | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
On this, Eecke is below both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Eecke has 150 jobs for 600 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €28,900 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 55 residents of Eecke died, against 60 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D 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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Eecke comes above both Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Eecke, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,206/m², comes from 32 sales of houses and apartments in Eecke from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.23/m² a month, close to Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,206/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Eecke. Best known first.
Eecke has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Klockhuis ou maison des cloches: Photo: Médard · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Eecke 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eecke | 1,213 | — | — | B− | — | C+ |
| Steenvoorde | 4,332 | 2.5 | A− | B | B+ | C− |
| Hazebrouck | 21,912 | 4.5 | B− | B− | B− | C− |
| Vieux-Berquin | 2,628 | 5.8 | — | B | — | B |
| Bailleul | 14,732 | 6.6 | B | C | C | B− |
| Morbecque | 2,573 | 6.9 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Wormhout | 5,584 | 9.1 | A | C+ | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Eecke has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 8.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 87% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,206/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Eecke grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Eecke is a commune of 1,213 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.