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Home to 825 people, this town lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Sainte-Marie-Cappel out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Marie-Cappel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien Collège des Jésuites, in Cassel, 1.4 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Sainte-Marie-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 Sainte-Marie-Cappel.
18% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. At 46.1, the median resident of Sainte-Marie-Cappel sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Marie-Cappel | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €29,600 a year per consumption unit, above both Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Sainte-Marie-Cappel counts 0.6 jobs (250 jobs, 400 workers). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 9.7% of commuters travelled at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Robert le FrisonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 131 | 92%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.43/m² a month. The market in Sainte-Marie-Cappel: 24 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Sainte-Marie-Cappel. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Marie-Cappel yet.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Sainte-Marie-Cappel is a commune of 825 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marie-Cappel | 825 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steenvoorde | 4,332 | 3.6 | A− | B | B+ | C− |
| Hazebrouck | 21,912 | 4.3 | B− | B− | B− | C− |
| Morbecque | 2,573 | 6.7 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Wormhout | 5,584 | 6.9 | A | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Vieux-Berquin | 2,628 | 8.1 | — | B | — | B |
| Arques Pas-de-Calais | 9,431 | 9.8 | C− | B− | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.