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The town, home to 1,164 people, lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Where it does best is schools — brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. The weak point is walkability (D−). At €1,538/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre. It lags on health as well (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Killem 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 Killem does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Killem 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.
Killem has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Killem as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôtel de ville, in Hondschoote, 1.9 mi away.
12% 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 Killem.
8.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 3.8% of commuters got to work without a car. Killem has 200 jobs for 500 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Killem is Centre hospitalier de Dunkerque, 9.1 mi away. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Killem records 105 deaths per 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 77 residents of Killem died, against 73 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% more. Women in Nord live to 84.5 on average and men to 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B−.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège LamartineNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 91 | 88%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, lower than both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Killem | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,538/m²: 33 houses and apartments sold in Killem between July 2023 and June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.75/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €12.46/m² a month, above Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,538/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Killem 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 Killem 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killem | 1,164 | — | — | B | — | D |
| Hondschoote | 3,957 | 1.8 | B | B− | A− | D |
| Hoymille | 3,259 | 5.1 | — | C | — | B |
| Bergues | 3,525 | 5.6 | B | C | B | D |
| Ghyvelde | 4,133 | 6.4 | B | C− | A | D− |
| Wormhout | 5,584 | 6.7 | A | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village | 8,247 | 7.1 | B− | D | A | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Killem has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.4 recorded violent incidents and 8.6 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 75% 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 €1,538/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Killem grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Killem is a commune of 1,164 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 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.