Where it does best is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €1,856/m² costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre. Its lowest grade is for jobs & income — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 10.4% unemployment. It lags on walkability as well (C).
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Zegerscappel 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 Zegerscappel 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 Zegerscappel.
HealthHealth A
Mortality in Zegerscappel, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Nord’s towns and compared French towns: 69 per 100 expected
−31%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Nord live to 84.5 on average and men to 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 105 deaths in Zegerscappel from 2016 to 2025; there were 73, 31% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Zegerscappel is Polyclinique de Grande Synthe, 9.3 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw69
Adjusted69
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Zegerscappel · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique de Grande Synthe
10.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Dunkerque
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A town of families: 20% of people in Zegerscappel are under 15, more than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns
39.3median age
People aged 15 to 24 make up 12% of the town. 16% of residents are 65 or over, below both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Zegerscappel: 39.3, the median.
ZegerscappelNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Zegerscappel is better off than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €27,550 a year per consumption unit
7%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 6.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 10.4%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport5%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Zegerscappel, 0.3 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 30% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Zegerscappel: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Nord’s towns and across compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Zegerscappel; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Zegerscappel earns a B− for cost of living
€1,856/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
42 sales of houses and apartments in Zegerscappel, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,856/m². Houses were 95% of what sold. A house rents for an estimated €9.30/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Zegerscappel€1,856/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,869/m²
40
€12.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.64 to €16.04/m² a month)
5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.30/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,130
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre
Zegerscappel is a commune of 1,562 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
Population
1,562 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
6.8 sq mi (17.6 km²)
INSEE code
59666
Zegerscappel’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Zegerscappel
Is Zegerscappel safe?
Zegerscappel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Zegerscappel expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,856/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.44/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Zegerscappel grades B− for cost of living.
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.
