Winnezeele’s strongest subject is schools (A): brevet results 2.3 points above the expected rate. At the median price of €1,847/m², a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur de Flandre. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on walkability — 54% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Winnezeele has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Winnezeele 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Winnezeele.
HealthHealth D
More deaths than expected: Winnezeele is above 88% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Winnezeele is Centre hospitalier D Hazebrouck, 8.1 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 73 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 78, 6% more. In Nord, women can expect to live 84.5 years and men 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+6%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted106
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Winnezeele · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Hazebrouck
8.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Hazebrouck
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Winnezeele are out of work than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.6%
At the census, 5.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Winnezeele holds 200 jobs; 600 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Median disposable income comes to €26,500 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport4%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Winnezeele, 0.3 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 12% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A younger town: only 17% of people in Winnezeele are 65 or over, fewer than in Nord’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, lower than both Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 19% of the population. Among adults, 33% have a degree.
42.8median age
WinnezeeleNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B
Winnezeele earns a B for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.23/m² a month, near Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 41 sales of houses and apartments in Winnezeele, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,847/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.29/m² a month.
€1,847/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Winnezeele€1,847/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,847/m²
41
€11.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.63 to €13.08/m² a month)
5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,990
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Cœur de Flandre
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Winnezeele: 20% were built before 1919, more than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 10th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Winnezeele, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Winnezeele
Is Winnezeele safe?
Winnezeele has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Winnezeele good?
They grade A, better than 87% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Winnezeele expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,847/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Winnezeele grades B for cost of living.
About Winnezeele
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Winnezeele is a commune of 1,261 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
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.