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A town in Nord, Hauts-de-France, home to 916 people.
There are no grades for Hondeghem: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Hondeghem as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien Collège des Jésuites, in Cassel, 3.2 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hondeghem.
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, lower than both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Hondeghem has a median age of 43.5 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Hondeghem | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €28,680 a year per consumption unit, above Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Hondeghem has 200 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
Vocational results within 5 km: 87% passed the bac pro, of 218 candidates at 3 lycées. The closest collège is 1.8 mi off. At the four general lycées, 98% of 587 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des FlandresNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 162 | 81%−6 pts |
| Lycée des FlandresNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 380 | 98%±0 pts |
| Lycée Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 31 | 100%+12 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.
Sales in Hondeghem from July 2023 to June 2026: 27 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and other places to visit in and near Hondeghem. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Augustins d'Hazebrouck4 km south, in HazebrouckMuseumMuseumMusée de l'Abbé-Lemire d'Hazebrouck4.3 km south, in HazebrouckAttractionAttractionLoisiFlandres3.1 km south, in HazebrouckMuseumMuseumMaison-Musée de l'Abbé Lemire4.3 km south, in HazebrouckPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Hondeghem 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 Hondeghem 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hondeghem | 916 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hazebrouck | 21,912 | 2.4 | B− | B− | B− | C− |
| Morbecque | 2,573 | 4.7 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Steenvoorde | 4,332 | 4.8 | A− | B | B+ | C− |
| Vieux-Berquin | 2,628 | 6.6 | — | B | — | B |
| Wormhout | 5,584 | 8.9 | A | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Saint-Venant Pas-de-Calais | 2,999 | 9.3 | B− | B | C+ | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Hondeghem is a commune of 916 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) · 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.