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1,976 people live in this town in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Rexpoëde’s strongest subject is walkability: 86% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,916/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre. Jobs & income is weaker too — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 7.3% unemployment.
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. Rexpoëde 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 Rexpoëde does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Rexpoëde 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.
Rexpoëde has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Rexpoëde as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Sylvestre, in West-Cappel, 1.5 mi away.
13% 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 Rexpoëde.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Rexpoëde has 2 family doctors. The nearest emergency department to Rexpoëde is Centre hospitalier de Dunkerque, 9.4 mi away. 151 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 139: 8% above. Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Children under 15 make up 19%, about level with Nord’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Rexpoëde is 41.1. Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Rexpoëde | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.2% of Rexpoëde’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €25,580 a year per consumption unit, above Nord’s towns (€23,900) and close to 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.
Behind the median of €1,916/m²: 54 houses and apartments sold in Rexpoëde between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.29/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 54 homes were sold here.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,916/m² | 54 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and gardens in and near Rexpoëde. Best known first.
Nothing in Rexpoëde is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Rexpoëde as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rexpoëde | 1,976 | — | — | B− | — | D |
| Hondschoote | 3,957 | 3.4 | B | B− | A− | D |
| Hoymille | 3,259 | 4.7 | — | C | — | B |
| Wormhout | 5,584 | 5 | A | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Bergues | 3,525 | 5.1 | B | C | B | D |
| Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village | 8,247 | 7.3 | B− | D | A | D |
| Ghyvelde | 4,133 | 7.6 | B | C− | A | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Rexpoëde has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 9.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,916/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.46/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Rexpoëde grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Rexpoëde is a commune of 1,976 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.