Nearly a third of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 19%, higher than both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). The age that splits Rubrouck in two is 41.6.

41.6median age

RubrouckNord medianFrance median

Nord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

11%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%

CAP or BEP27%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rubrouck
	Rubrouck	Nord median	France median
Under 15	19%	19%	17%
15–24	11%	12%	11%
25–44	25%	24%	23%
45–64	33%	25%	26%
65+	12%	19%	22%
No diploma	17%	23%	19%
CAP or BEP	27%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	18%	18%
Higher education	32%	26%	30%

Full pageRubrouck’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages41.6 median age · 12% are 65 or over Households360 households · 2.5 people per household Born abroad1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Rubrouck?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Rubrouck keeps more of its old housing than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Rubrouck is Église Saint-Sylvestre. This Nord town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Sylvestre 16th & 18th c.

10th c.

oldest protected part

1980

first monument protected

Full pageRubrouck’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes26% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Rubrouck?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Rubrouck has lower unemployment than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5%

For its 450 residents in work, Rubrouck has 200 jobs: 0.4 each. 5.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,670 a year.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%

On foot2%

Public transport2%

Bicycle2%

Motorbike or scooter0%

200

jobs based in Rubrouck, 0.4 per working resident

5.5%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,670

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here200 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,670 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Rubrouck costs less than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.43/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Rubrouck recorded 28 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.43/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rubrouck€10.43/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Nord median€11.81/m²

€10.43/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.51 to €12.79/m² a month)

€8.90/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageRubrouck’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.43/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Musée Guillaume de Rubrouck and 2 more in and around Rubrouck

Museums and heritage in and near Rubrouck. Best known first.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumMusée Guillaume de Rubrouckin town MuseumMuseumMaison de la Bataille4.5 km southeast, in Noordpeene ChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Tour4.6 km southeast, in Noordpeene

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rubrouck

12pages on Rubrouck

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.9 mi away Work & commute200 jobs based here Housing28 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41.6 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Rubrouck has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Église Saint-SylvestreChurch · 16th & 18th c.

Motte féodaleFortified house · Middle Ages

Photo credits

Église Saint-Sylvestre: Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Motte féodale: Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Rubrouck

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Rubrouck as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Rubrouck’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Nord →

WormhoutWattenSaint-OmerArquesLonguenesseSaint-Martin-lez-TatinghemRubrouck

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Rubrouck	899	—	—	—	—	—
Wormhout	5,584	5.8	A	C⁺	B⁺	B⁻
Watten	2,564	6.2	B⁺	A⁻	A⁻	D
Saint-Omer Pas-de-Calais	14,382	7.2	C⁻	B⁻	D⁻	D
Arques Pas-de-Calais	9,431	7.4	C⁻	B⁻	C⁻	D⁻
Longuenesse Pas-de-Calais	10,548	8	C⁻	C⁺	D	D
Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem Pas-de-Calais	5,843	8.1	A⁻	C⁺	A⁻	C⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Rubrouck

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Rubrouck is a commune of 899 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

Population: 899 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération Cœur de Flandre
Département: Nord (59)
Région: Hauts-de-France
Area: 5.8 sq mi (15 km²)
INSEE code: 59516

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 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.