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Population 2,628: a town in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
At €2,072/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur de Flandre. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Vieux-Berquin has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Vieux-Berquin 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.
Vieux-Berquin has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
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The one thing Vieux-Berquin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vieux-Berquin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Vieux-Berquin before 1900, the earliest Antoine Joseph Delpierre, in 1748.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vieux-Berquin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vieux-Berquin.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
264 deaths in Vieux-Berquin between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 256: 3% above. In Nord, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. The town has 5 family doctors.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Graduates make up nearly a third of adults. 19% are under 15, above Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Vieux-Berquin | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. 5.6% of its homes were built before 1919, below 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,072/m²: 77 houses and apartments sold in Vieux-Berquin between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,072/m² | 77 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,660 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 8.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
2 notable people were born in Vieux-Berquin.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Vieux-Berquin is a commune of 2,628 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieux-Berquin | 2,628 | — | — | B | — | B |
| Merville | 9,808 | 3.6 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
| Hazebrouck | 21,912 | 4.6 | B− | B− | B− | C− |
| Morbecque | 2,573 | 4.7 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Estaires | 6,525 | 5 | C | B− | C+ | D |
| Bailleul | 14,732 | 5.1 | B | C | C | B− |
| La Gorgue | 5,616 | 5.7 | B− | B | B+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Vieux-Berquin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 4.6 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 €2,072/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vieux-Berquin grades B for cost of living.
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 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.