Wormhout grades A overall: better than 87% of compared French towns, and #8 of 189 in Nord. Its strongest is schools (A−): bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results 4.4 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Wormhout 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 Wormhout.
Schools
More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Wormhout than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 91.7%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
88.0% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Wormhout, below both Nord’s towns (90.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The bac pro: 88% of 40 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. The closest lycée for the general bac is 10.6 mi off.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Less crime per resident in Wormhout than in 69% of compared French towns
Wormhout’s tally for 2025: 115 recorded offenses. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 8 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 9.7. In 2025, other physical violence led the graded crimes here.
8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence44
Criminal damage36
Burglary12
Family violence9
Sexual violence9
Vehicle theft5
Armed robbery0
Fraud26
Theft without violence19
Drug use13
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.
8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
115
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 4.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Wormhout has lower unemployment than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8%
At the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Wormhout holds 2,250 jobs; 2,350 of its residents are in work, so 0.9 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €26,280 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Nord’s towns (€23,900).
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,250
jobs based in Wormhout, 0.9 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 64% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Wormhout has 3 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Wormhout is Église Saint-Martin. The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. This Nord town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
A typical home in Wormhout sells for €2,050/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 5.5 years of the median income in Communauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 167 homes in Wormhout. A house rents for an estimated €9.92/m² a month.
€2,050/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Wormhout€2,050/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,992/m²
151
€12.58/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.34 to €15.31/m² a month)
5.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,130
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 25% of people in Wormhout are 65 or over, more than in both Nord’s towns and compared French towns
Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than Nord’s towns (12%) and near compared French towns (11%). Typical age in Wormhout: 45.4, the median. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
45.4median age
WormhoutNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, Wormhout sees 87 deaths per 100 expected, against 105 in Nord’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Nord is 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 584 deaths in Wormhout from 2016 to 2025; there were 570, 2% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Wormhout is Centre hospitalier D Hazebrouck, 11 mi away. 3 GPs practise in the town.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Wormhout · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Hazebrouck
11 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Wormhout
Is Wormhout safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #38 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 36 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Wormhout good?
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns and #29 of 195 in Nord. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Wormhout expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.58/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Wormhout grades C+ for cost of living.
About Wormhout
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Wormhout is a commune of 5,584 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
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.
