Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 302 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Escobecques is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Escobecques 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, 4.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Escobecques.
Escobecques sits above both Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 6.3% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Escobecques | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.2% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 9.1% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 66% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
That puts Escobecques above both Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 3.6%. Escobecques has 0 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.1 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On this, Escobecques is above both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Sainte-Marie PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 337 | 100%+3 pts |
| Lycée Sainte-Marie PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 335 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège Le ParcBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 85 | 95%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Escobecques comes above both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Escobecques. Best known first.
Nothing in Escobecques 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 Escobecques 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escobecques | 302 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin | 4,683 | 1.5 | B | D | C | B |
| Santes | 5,652 | 2.2 | A | D | A− | A |
| Sequedin | 4,675 | 2.4 | C+ | D | D | B− |
| Haubourdin | 15,074 | 2.5 | C− | C− | C− | C− |
| Capinghem | 2,728 | 2.5 | B− | D | C+ | B |
| Wavrin | 7,758 | 3.5 | C+ | C− | B− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Escobecques is a commune of 302 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) · 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.