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1,417 people call this town in Nord, Hauts-de-France home.
Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The weak point is jobs & income — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 7.9% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,279/m² takes 6.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur de Flandre. Walkability is weaker too (C−) — 74% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Neuf-Berquin 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.
Each subject compares Neuf-Berquin 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.
Neuf-Berquin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The one thing Neuf-Berquin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Neuf-Berquin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Amé, in Lestrem, 2.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Neuf-Berquin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Neuf-Berquin.
At the census, 6.2% of commuters got to work without a car. The median disposable income was €25,540 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Nord’s towns (€23,900).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
18% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 28% of adults, between Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Neuf-Berquin are older than 40.1.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Neuf-Berquin | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 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.
Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 92 deaths in Neuf-Berquin from 2016 to 2025; there were 75, 19% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Neuf-Berquin is Centre hospitalier D Hazebrouck, 7.2 mi away.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Neuf-Berquin, 93.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Nord’s towns (90.4%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 1.5 mi away. At the general lycée, 95% of 148 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Henri DunantNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 62 | 79%−3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Val de LysNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 148 | 95%−1 pt |
| Collège Saint-Robert PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 138 | 96%+5 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, €2,279/m², comes from 32 sales of houses and apartments in Neuf-Berquin from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.39/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 32 homes were sold in the town.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,279/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Neuf-Berquin yet.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Neuf-Berquin is a commune of 1,417 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuf-Berquin | 1,417 | — | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Merville | 9,808 | 1.9 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
| Estaires | 6,525 | 2.4 | C | B− | C+ | D |
| Vieux-Berquin | 2,628 | 2.8 | — | B | — | B |
| La Gorgue | 5,616 | 3 | B− | B | B+ | C− |
| Lestrem Pas-de-Calais | 5,009 | 3.4 | B+ | B− | A | C− |
| Steenwerck | 3,450 | 5.1 | A− | B− | A− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Neuf-Berquin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 8.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns. 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 €2,279/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Neuf-Berquin grades B− for cost of living.
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.