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A town of 4,675 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Sequedin grades C+ overall: better than 43% of compared French towns, and #59 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 9.5 recorded violent incidents and 25.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,804/m², a 70 m² home costs 8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 1.4 jobs per working resident; 8.3% unemployment.
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 Sequedin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sequedin 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sequedin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Citadelle de Lille, in Lille, 3 mi away.
1.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Sequedin. Best known first.
ZooParc zoologique de Lille4.7 km east, in Lille
MuseumMaison folie de Wazemmes4.6 km east, in LilleAttractionAttractionBeffroi de Loos2.6 km southeast, in LoosFortFortPorte de Dunkerque4.3 km east, in LilleArt galleryArt galleryPalais Rameau4.8 km east, in LillePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sequedin.
Theft from vehicles topped the graded crimes in Sequedin (2025). With 2,350 jobs for 1,700 working residents, Sequedin draws people in from neighbouring communes. Its tally for 2025: 193 recorded offenses.
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recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of sexual violence and armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 2.0% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,804/m²: 131 houses and apartments sold in Sequedin between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 88% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 131 homes were sold locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,784/m² | 115 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
8.3% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The census found 15.8% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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.
Its schools’ results rank #43 of 195 in Nord. For collège, the closest is 0.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Le ParcNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 85 | 95%+7 pts |
| Lycée Saint-Vincent de Paul PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 207 | 99%+2 pts |
| Collège Jean JaurèsBest against expectations: 21 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 114 | 90%+21 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Retirement age and beyond: 17% of residents are 65 or older. The age that splits Sequedin in two is 40.2. 27% of adults hold a degree, about level with Nord’s towns (26%) and below compared French towns (30%).
44% women, 56% men
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Sequedin | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
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 317 deaths in Sequedin from 2016 to 2025; there were 280, 12% fewer. For a family doctor, residents of Sequedin can choose among 4 GPs.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to B+.
Nothing in Sequedin 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 Sequedin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sequedin | 4,675 | — | C+ | D | D | B− |
| Haubourdin | 15,074 | 1.1 | C− | C− | C− | C− |
| Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin | 4,683 | 1.3 | B | D | C | B |
| Capinghem | 2,728 | 1.7 | B− | D | C+ | B |
| Loos | 22,567 | 1.8 | C− | C− | D | C |
| Santes | 5,652 | 2.4 | A | D | A− | A |
| Emmerin | 3,026 | 2.4 | C+ | C− | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety, #157 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 33 burglaries and 38 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns and #43 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 99% of 207 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Vincent de Paul 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 more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,804/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sequedin grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Sequedin is a commune of 4,675 people in the Métropole Européenne de Lille. 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.