Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 3,259 people, lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Schools do well: brevet results 10.4 points above the expected rate. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for health and B for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Hoymille has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Hoymille does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Hoymille 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.
Hoymille has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Hoymille as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Enceinte fortifiée, in Bergues, 0.4 mi away.
1.4% 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 Hoymille.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
School results put the town #1 of 195 in Nord. Collège pupils travel 0.7 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Winoc PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 128 | 99%+11 pts |
| Collège Wenceslas CobergherBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 53 | 92%+9 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.
The median price, €2,240/m², comes from 73 sales of houses and apartments in Hoymille from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,240/m² | 73 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
17% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and below Nord’s towns (19%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents. The middle age in Hoymille is 48.4.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Hoymille | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
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. 229 deaths in Hoymille between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 272: 16% below. This Nord town has 4 family doctors.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
The median disposable income was €27,780 a year per consumption unit, above Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 550 jobs are based in Hoymille, for 1,300 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
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Hoymille. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du Mont-de-Piété de Bergues1.4 km west, in BerguesAttractionAttractionBeffroi de Bergues1.3 km southwest, in BerguesFortFortEnceinte fortifiée de Bergues1.6 km west, in BerguesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Socx3.9 km south, in SocxFortFortFort Vallières3.9 km northwest, in Téteghem-Coudekerque-VillagePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Hoymille 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 Hoymille 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoymille | 3,259 | — | — | C | — | B |
| Bergues | 3,525 | 0.7 | B | C | B | D |
| Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village | 8,247 | 3.2 | B− | D | A | D |
| Cappelle-la-Grande | 7,839 | 3.9 | C− | C+ | B+ | D |
| Coudekerque-Branche | 20,787 | 4.2 | C− | C | B− | D |
| Leffrinckoucke | 4,078 | 5.3 | B− | C− | A | D |
| Dunkerque | 86,263 | 5.4 | D | C− | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Hoymille has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 7 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 100% of compared French towns and #1 of 195 in Nord. 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 €2,240/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Hoymille grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Hoymille is a commune of 3,259 people in the Communauté de communes des Hauts 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.