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A town of 1,662 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on safety as well — an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 19.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: 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). Forest-sur-Marque has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Forest-sur-Marque 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.
Forest-sur-Marque has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Forest-sur-Marque as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus et de la Sainte-Face, in Hem, 1.6 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Forest-sur-Marque. Best known first.
MuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut2.7 km west, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
ChâteauChâteau de Flers4 km west, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
MuseumVilla Cavrois4 km northwest, in Croix
MuseumMusée de plein air de Villeneuve-d'Ascq1.3 km southwest, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
MuseumMusée des moulins de Villeneuve-d'Ascq3.1 km west, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
MuseumMémorial Ascq 19442.1 km southwest, in Villeneuve-d'AscqPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Forest-sur-Marque.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Nord: 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 180 deaths in Forest-sur-Marque from 2016 to 2025; there were 241, 34% more. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Forest-sur-Marque can choose among 2 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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.62/m² a month, higher than both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 52 houses and apartments changed hands in Forest-sur-Marque from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €12.71/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,167/m² | 51 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
5.9% of people in the labour force have no job. 400 jobs are based in Forest-sur-Marque, for 750 working residents (0.5 per worker). At the census, 16.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Over 2025, Forest-sur-Marque logged 32 recorded offenses. More of the graded crimes here were burglary than anything else (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 · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 24.3% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 67% passed the bac pro, of 148 candidates at 2 lycées. The bac pass rate near Forest-sur-Marque is 90.1%, about level with Nord’s towns (90.4%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 1.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Camille ClaudelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 79 | 78%−13 pts |
| Lycée Saint-Adrien PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 270 | 100%±0 pts |
| Collège Communautaire PrivateBest against expectations: 23 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 85 | 87%+23 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
20% are under 15, above both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.5% of residents. Typical age in Forest-sur-Marque: 41.6, the median.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Forest-sur-Marque | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 14% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 52% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Forest-sur-Marque is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Forest-sur-Marque.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest-sur-Marque | 1,662 | — | — | D | C+ | A |
| Hem | 18,582 | 1.9 | C | D | C | B+ |
| Chéreng | 3,078 | 1.9 | A | D | A | A− |
| Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 62,868 | 2 | D | D | D− | C |
| Willems | 2,941 | 2.2 | C+ | D | B | B+ |
| Toufflers | 3,957 | 2.6 | C− | C− | B− | C |
| Baisieux | 5,545 | 2.7 | A− | D | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 6 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 52% of compared French towns. 100% of 270 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Adrien in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Forest-sur-Marque grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Forest-sur-Marque is a commune of 1,662 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) · 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.