Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 581 residents in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
There are no grades for Wicres: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Just 11% of residents are 65 or older.
The one thing Wicres does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Wicres as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Carvin, 6.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wicres.
People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. Children under 15 make up 29%, above Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Line up the people of Wicres by age and the one in the middle is 35.8.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Wicres | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 29% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.4% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 53% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Wicres number 50, against 250 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €29,850 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970). 5.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
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.
House rents are put at about €10.72/m² a month. Wicres recorded 9 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Wicres 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 Wicres 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wicres | 581 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sainghin-en-Weppes | 5,638 | 1.7 | B+ | C− | A− | C |
| Salomé | 3,182 | 2.9 | B− | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Wavrin | 7,758 | 3.3 | C+ | C− | B− | D |
| La Bassée | 6,650 | 3.5 | C− | C+ | C− | D |
| Billy-Berclau Pas-de-Calais | 5,093 | 3.6 | B | C | A− | D− |
| Violaines Pas-de-Calais | 3,839 | 4.1 | B+ | C | A | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Wicres is a commune of 581 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) · 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.