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A town of 1,144 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
School results are strong: brevet results 2.3 points above the expected rate. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is weaker too (C+). Homes sell for a median €1,845/m², so 70 m² costs 5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur de Flandre.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel 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 Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel 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.
Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Immeuble portant enseigne Au Coq Estaminet, in Steenvoorde, 2.7 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel 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 Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 3.2 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame de Lourdes PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 48 | 98%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
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. From 2016 to 2025, 91 residents of Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel died, against 96 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel is Centre hospitalier D Hazebrouck, 3.3 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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel has 250 jobs for 500 working residents, 0.5 per worker. Households’ median disposable income: €26,310 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 9.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
The median price, €1,845/m², comes from 33 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.23/m² a month, near Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.43/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,845/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here. Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel has a median age of 43 years. 22% of residents are 65 or over.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel is a commune of 1,144 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel | 1,144 | — | — | B | — | C |
| Steenvoorde | 4,332 | 2.8 | A− | B | B+ | C− |
| Hazebrouck | 21,912 | 3.6 | B− | B− | B− | C− |
| Morbecque | 2,573 | 6.2 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Vieux-Berquin | 2,628 | 6.5 | — | B | — | B |
| Wormhout | 5,584 | 8.1 | A | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Bailleul | 14,732 | 8.4 | B | C | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 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 A, better than 87% of compared French towns. 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 €1,845/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel 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 9, 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.