Morbecque has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here. Its weakest subject is health (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
What makes Morbecque stand out
The 2 things Morbecque does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Morbecque 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Morbecque.
HealthHealth C
Morbecque’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 71% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
304 deaths in Morbecque between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 267: 14% above. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 96 per 100 expected, lower than Nord’s towns (105) yet higher than compared French towns (88). There is one general practitioner locally. In Nord, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Morbecque · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Hazebrouck
2.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Hazebrouck
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Renting in Morbecque costs less than in both Nord’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.70/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,866/m², comes from 101 sales of houses and apartments in Morbecque from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.89/m² a month.
€1,866/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Morbecque€1,866/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,866/m²
101
€10.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.87 to €12.90/m² a month)
5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.89/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,990
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Cœur de Flandre
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
4 historic monuments in Morbecque, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Morbecque is Église Saint-Firmin. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century. Just over a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
88.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 1.7 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Morbecque is 95.2%, higher than both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its schools’ results rank #85 of 195 in Nord. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.1 mi away.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Morbecque has lower unemployment than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 7.4%
Half of residents lived on more than €27,040 a year per consumption unit, higher than Nord’s towns (€23,900) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Morbecque number 400, against 1,150 residents in work (0.3 per worker). No commute at all: 4.7% of working residents locally at the census.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
Public transport9%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
400
jobs based in Morbecque, 0.3 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 59% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 16% of Morbecque, fewer than in both Nord’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, higher than Nord’s towns (26%) and near compared French towns (30%). Half of Morbecque is older than 44.5, half younger. People aged 15 to 24 make up 12% of the town.
44.5median age
MorbecqueNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Morbecque has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The commonest graded crime in Morbecque was burglary (2025). All told, Morbecque had 17 recorded offenses in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 7.8 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 2.9 (2023–2025 average).
2.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary9
Criminal damage8
Armed robbery0
Fraud20
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.
2.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
45.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft 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, 45.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de la Motte-aux-Bois and 5 more in and around Morbecque
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Morbecque. Best known first.
Église Saint-Firmin: Photo: Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Thomas-de-Cantorbery, au hameau de la Motte-au-Bois: Photo: Reprocessed · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Morbecque
Is Morbecque safe?
Morbecque has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 8 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Morbecque good?
They grade B, better than 60% of compared French towns and #85 of 195 in Nord. 100% of 31 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Joseph in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Morbecque expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,866/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Morbecque grades B+ for cost of living.
About Morbecque
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Morbecque is a commune of 2,573 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
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.
