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A town of 869 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

Is Socx a good place to live?

Socx is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Cliché: R. Vanderbauwede, Arnéke · Public domain
Socx’s story

Socx in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Socx, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1976.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Henri Heudre, born in 1861, is the one person born in Socx before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 2023First protected: Église Saint-Léger
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Socx.

Who lives here

Few people in Socx are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in Nord’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Socx below both Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). 28% of residents are 65 or over.

52.8median age
SocxNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education41%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Socx
SocxNord medianFrance median
Under 1515%19%17%
15–247.8%12%11%
25–4418%24%23%
45–6432%25%26%
65+28%19%22%
No diploma13%23%19%
CAP or BEP23%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education41%26%30%

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

History

Socx keeps more of its old housing than Nord or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919

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

On this, Socx is above both Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Socx, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
18th c.
oldest protected part
1976
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Socx run higher than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: a median €33,190 a year per consumption unit

In the comparison, Socx comes above both Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 6.2%. Socx has 950 jobs for 350 working residents, 2.6 per worker.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
950
jobs based in Socx, 2.6 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

97.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 9.1 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For Socx, that is above both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

97.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Socx97.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège du LoowegNearest collègeCollègeCollège5997%+5 pts
Collège Saint-Winoc PrivateBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège12899%+11 pts

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97.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +9.1 pts against the expected rate
1.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Socx costs more than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €14.40/m² a month

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

Socx sits above both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€14.40/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Socx€14.40/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€14.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.49 to €18.04/m² a month)
€11.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Socx and 8 more in and around Socx

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Socx. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Socx

13pages on Socx

Landmarks

The list names few of Socx’s 3 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Léger: Photo: Adecq · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Socx

One notable person was born in Socx.

Their page →

Socx’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 →
BerguesHoymilleWormhoutCappelle-la-GrandeTéteghem-Coudekerque-VillageCoudekerque-BrancheBerguesHoymilleWormhoutCappelle-la-GrandeTéteghem-Coudekerque-VillageCoudekerque-BrancheSocx
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Socx869—————
Bergues3,5252.2BCBD
Hoymille3,2592.7—C—B
Wormhout5,5844.4AC+B+B−
Cappelle-la-Grande7,8394.9C−C+B+D
Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village8,2475.7B−DAD
Coudekerque-Branche20,7876C−CB−D

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

About Socx

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Socx is a commune of 869 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

Population
869 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.1 sq mi (8.1 km²)
INSEE code
59570

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.