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A town of 1,602 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Steenbecque has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,656/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur de Flandre.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Steenbecque does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Steenbecque 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Steenbecque as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Firmin, in Morbecque, 1.6 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Steenbecque.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Steenbecque has 2 family doctors. Adjusted for age and care homes, Steenbecque records 96 deaths per 100 expected, between Nord’s towns (105) and compared French towns (88). 235 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 180: 30% above. Also worth knowing: in Nord, women can expect to live 84.5 years and men 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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−.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,656/m²: 53 houses and apartments sold in Steenbecque between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.91/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,656/m² | 53 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearly one in ten 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. At the census, 6.1% of working residents in Steenbecque didn’t travel to work at all. The median disposable income is €25,910 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Over-65s are 23% of the population. Typical age in Steenbecque: 47.6, the median. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Nord’s towns (12%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Steenbecque | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Steenbecque is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Steenbecque yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steenbecque | 1,602 | — | — | B+ | — | C |
| Morbecque | 2,573 | 1.8 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Hazebrouck | 21,912 | 4 | B− | B− | B− | C− |
| Isbergues Pas-de-Calais | 8,650 | 4.3 | C+ | B+ | B− | D |
| Saint-Venant Pas-de-Calais | 2,999 | 4.3 | B− | B | C+ | D− |
| Aire-sur-la-Lys Pas-de-Calais | 9,598 | 4.7 | C+ | B+ | C− | D |
| Vieux-Berquin | 2,628 | 6.5 | — | B | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Steenbecque has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,656/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Steenbecque grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Steenbecque is a commune of 1,602 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
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.