Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 573 people, lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Volckerinckhove is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Volckerinckhove has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 2006.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Volckerinckhove has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Folquin: Photo: Codepem · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Volckerinckhove.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 11th century. Volckerinckhove has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, close to Nord’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). Children are nearly a fifth of the town. The middle age in Volckerinckhove is 41.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Volckerinckhove | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.2% of 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. For its 300 residents in work, Volckerinckhove has 100 jobs: 0.4 each. The median disposable income is €27,690 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Volckerinckhove recorded 18 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Volckerinckhove as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Volckerinckhove is a commune of 573 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volckerinckhove | 573 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Watten | 2,564 | 3.8 | B+ | A− | A− | D |
| Éperlecques Pas-de-Calais | 3,737 | 6.2 | — | B− | — | D− |
| Saint-Omer Pas-de-Calais | 14,382 | 6.2 | C− | B− | D− | D |
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem Pas-de-Calais | 5,843 | 6.8 | A− | C+ | A− | C+ |
| Arques Pas-de-Calais | 9,431 | 7.1 | C− | B− | C− | D− |
| Longuenesse Pas-de-Calais | 10,548 | 7.2 | C− | C+ | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 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.