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A town of 2,682 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Verlinghem grades B+ overall: better than 74% of compared French towns, and #17 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 5.8% 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 Verlinghem does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Verlinghem 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 2 historic monuments in Verlinghem: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Verlinghem. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la Poupée et du Jouet Ancien de Wambrechies3.9 km east, in WambrechiesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de la Plaine3 km southeast, in LambersartFortFortFort du Vert-Galant1.8 km northeast, in WambrechiesChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Phalecque1.5 km south, in LompretMuseumMuseumMaison Folie Beaulieu4.5 km south, in LillePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Verlinghem.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €14.97/m² a month, higher than both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Verlinghem from July 2023 to June 2026: 81 houses and apartments. Houses were 96% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,623/m² | 78 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 141 residents of Verlinghem died, against 186 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 24% fewer. Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Verlinghem can choose among 3 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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
The share of residents under 15 is 20%. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of residents, below Nord’s towns (12%) and close to compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Verlinghem | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 56% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For exam results, it comes #78 of 195 in Nord. A collège lies 1.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Sainte-Marie PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 69 | 100%+5 pts |
| Lycée Jean Prouvé - LommeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 86 | 97%+4 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
Violence against people ran at 2.9 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 16.3 (2023–2025 average). All told, Verlinghem had 37 recorded offenses in 2025. In 2025, burglary led the graded crimes in the town.
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 · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 19.2% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Verlinghem is Fontaine Saint-Chrysole. The protected list starts in the 10th century. 8.5% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Nord’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
5.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 5.7% of working residents in Verlinghem didn’t travel to work at all. Public transport took 6.7% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Verlinghem: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Propriété dite "Ferme des Templiers": Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fontaine Saint-Chrysole: Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Verlinghem 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verlinghem | 2,682 | — | B+ | D− | B | A− |
| Pérenchies | 8,455 | 1.6 | C | D | C | C+ |
| Wambrechies | 11,012 | 2.2 | B− | D | C+ | B− |
| Quesnoy-sur-Deûle | 6,805 | 2.2 | C+ | D | B | C |
| Lambersart | 27,090 | 2.4 | B | D− | C | A− |
| Marquette-lez-Lille | 12,622 | 2.5 | C | D | C− | C |
| Saint-André-lez-Lille | 13,233 | 2.6 | C | D | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #53 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 19 burglaries and 12 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 63% of compared French towns and #78 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 97% of 86 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Prouvé - Lomme in 2025, 4 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Verlinghem grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Verlinghem is a commune of 2,682 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.
