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1,630 people call this town in Nord, Hauts-de-France home.
Pupils here do better than most: brevet results 3.5 points above the expected rate. Where it falls short is cost of living (D) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. 14% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Zuydcoote 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.
The 2 things Zuydcoote does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Zuydcoote 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.
Zuydcoote has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Zuydcoote as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tour du Leughenaer, in Dunkerque, 5.2 mi away.
1.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Zuydcoote.
A fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Zuydcoote has 950 jobs for 600 working residents, 1.6 per worker. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,730 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 54 homes were sold in Zuydcoote. The sales split: 76% houses, the rest apartments. House rents are put at about €10.75/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,607/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.4 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du SeptentrionNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 93 | 92%+4 pts |
| Collège Gaspard MaloBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 92 | 90%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Zuydcoote records 97 deaths per 100 expected, lower than Nord’s towns (105) yet higher than compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 157 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 153, 3% fewer. Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. One GP practises here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). One in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Zuydcoote has a median age of 51.4 years.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Zuydcoote | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Zuydcoote. Best known first.
MuseumFort des Dunes3.3 km west, in LeffrinckouckeMuseumMuseumÉcomusée du Bommelaers-Wall2 km southwest, in GhyveldeFortFortBatterie de Zuydcoote3 km west, in LeffrinckouckeAttractionAttractionListe de points extrêmes de la France4.7 km northeast, in Bray-DunesZooZooLe Camélus - Ferme Pédagogique3.9 km south, in GhyveldePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Zuydcoote 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 Zuydcoote 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zuydcoote | 1,630 | — | — | D | — | C |
| Bray-Dunes | 4,189 | 1.4 | C− | D | B− | D |
| Ghyvelde | 4,133 | 2 | B | C− | A | D− |
| Leffrinckoucke | 4,078 | 2.2 | B− | C− | A | D |
| Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village | 8,247 | 4 | B− | D | A | D |
| Coudekerque-Branche | 20,787 | 5.3 | C− | C | B− | D |
| Dunkerque | 86,263 | 5.5 | D | C− | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Zuydcoote has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 9.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.46/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Zuydcoote grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Zuydcoote is a commune of 1,630 people in the Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.