Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 463 residents and lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Oost-Cappel has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Oost-Cappel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Antoine, in Houtkerque, 3.5 mi away.
23% 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 Oost-Cappel.
17% of adults hold a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.6% of the town, below Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Ages in Oost-Cappel split evenly at 39.6: half are older, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Oost-Cappel | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
100 jobs are based in Oost-Cappel, for 200 working residents (0.7 per worker). 13.7% of people in the labour force have no job. Half of residents lived on more than €24,750 a year per consumption unit, near Nord’s towns (€23,900) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Oost-Cappel recorded 20 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Oost-Cappel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Oost-Cappel.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oost-Cappel | 463 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hondschoote | 3,957 | 3.6 | B | B− | A− | D |
| Wormhout | 5,584 | 6.3 | A | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Hoymille | 3,259 | 7.1 | — | C | — | B |
| Bergues | 3,525 | 7.5 | B | C | B | D |
| Steenvoorde | 4,332 | 7.9 | A− | B | B+ | C− |
| Ghyvelde | 4,133 | 8.8 | B | C− | A | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Oost-Cappel is a commune of 463 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) · 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.