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Home to 2,024 people, this town lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Godewaersvelde’s best grade is for schools: brevet results 2.3 points above the expected rate. Health is its weak spot — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 12% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €2,009/m² costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur de Flandre. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for jobs & income and C+ for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Godewaersvelde 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.
The one thing Godewaersvelde does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Godewaersvelde 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.
Godewaersvelde has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Godewaersvelde, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.
15% 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 Godewaersvelde.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Nord, women can expect to live 84.5 years and men 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 160 deaths in Godewaersvelde from 2016 to 2025; there were 178, 12% more. The nearest emergency department to Godewaersvelde is Centre hospitalier D Hazebrouck, 6.4 mi away. 2 GPs practise in the town.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.6 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 6.6 mi away.
| 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
34% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a fifth of residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Godewaersvelde | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Godewaersvelde, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,880 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Godewaersvelde counts 0.4 jobs (300 jobs, 900 workers). At the census, 8.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,009/m²: 73 houses and apartments sold in Godewaersvelde between July 2023 and June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.23/m² a month, close to Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €9.43/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,009/m² | 73 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Godewaersvelde. Best known first.
Godewaersvelde has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Godewaersvelde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godewaersvelde | 2,024 | — | — | B− | — | D |
| Steenvoorde | 4,332 | 3 | A− | B | B+ | C− |
| Bailleul | 14,732 | 5.8 | B | C | C | B− |
| Hazebrouck | 21,912 | 6.7 | B− | B− | B− | C− |
| Vieux-Berquin | 2,628 | 6.8 | — | B | — | B |
| Morbecque | 2,573 | 9 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Steenwerck | 3,450 | 9 | A− | B− | A− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Godewaersvelde has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 7.2 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.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,009/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Godewaersvelde grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Godewaersvelde is a commune of 2,024 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 November 4, 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.