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Population 6,092: a town in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Health is a weak point (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 43% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on jobs & income: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 20.8% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €1,582/m² costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 24% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The overall grade lands at D, better than just over a tenth of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #139 of 189 in Nord.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Pecquencourt does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Pecquencourt 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pecquencourt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
3.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pecquencourt.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Nord, women can expect to live 84.5 years and men 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 442 deaths in Pecquencourt from 2016 to 2025; there were 633, 43% more. The town has 2 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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Households’ median disposable income: €19,880 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.1% of working residents in Pecquencourt didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
13% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Pecquencourt has a median age of 38.6.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Pecquencourt | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Pecquencourt. Police and gendarmerie recorded 119 offenses locally in 2025. Violence against people averaged 11.5 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 13.9.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery 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, 2.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,582/m², comes from 128 sales of houses and apartments in Pecquencourt from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 90% were houses. House rents are put at about €9.50/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,631/m² | 115 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Pecquencourt; none is classé, France’s top protection. 3.3% 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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Pecquencourt, 89.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with Nord’s towns (90.4%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 87% passed the bac pro, of 132 candidates at 2 lycées. Results rank its schools #98 of 195 in Nord.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège intercommunal Maurice SchumannNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 124 | 77%−7 pts |
| Lycée Hélène Boucher PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 47 | 98%+2 pts |
| Lycée professionnel René CassinBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 40 | 72%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Pecquencourt. Best known first.
Pecquencourt has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancienne abbaye d'Anchain: Photo: Adrien de Montigny · Public domain
One notable person was born in Pecquencourt.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pecquencourt | 6,092 | — | D | C+ | C | D− |
| Montigny-en-Ostrevent | 4,495 | 1.4 | C | C+ | A− | C− |
| Lallaing | 6,287 | 2.5 | C | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Masny | 3,999 | 2.5 | D− | B− | C+ | D |
| Somain | 11,766 | 2.9 | D | B− | D | D |
| Auberchicourt | 4,626 | 3 | C− | B− | B | D |
| Guesnain | 4,635 | 3.4 | D | B− | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #103 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 47 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns and #98 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 98% of 47 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Hélène Boucher in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 €1,582/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.68/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pecquencourt grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Pecquencourt is a commune of 6,092 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent. 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.