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This town in Nord, Hauts-de-France has a population of 557.

Is Zuytpeene a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Zuytpeene is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Zuytpeene’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Zuytpeene’s story

2 historic monuments, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Zuytpeene; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1978First protected: Motte féodale
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Mont Cassel and 9 more in and around Zuytpeene

Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Zuytpeene. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Zuytpeene.

Who lives here

Zuytpeene has fewer older residents than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 16% are 65 or over

The 15-to-24 age group: 12%, near Nord’s towns (12%) and higher than compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. Zuytpeene has a median age of 45.5.

45.5median age
ZuytpeeneNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Zuytpeene
ZuytpeeneNord medianFrance median
Under 1517%19%17%
15–2412%12%11%
25–4420%24%23%
45–6435%25%26%
65+16%19%22%
No diploma17%23%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education28%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Zuytpeene keeps more of its old housing than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Zuytpeene; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 10th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
10th c.
oldest protected part
1978
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Zuytpeene, 7.6%, runs below Nord’s towns and compared French towns

Per resident in work, Zuytpeene counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 250 workers). At the census, 7.7% 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%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,260 a year per consumption unit.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Zuytpeene, 0.2 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 2.5 mi away.

92.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Zuytpeene92.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Robert le FrisonNearest collègeCollègeCollège13192%+1 pt
92.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate
2.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Zuytpeene is €11.28/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Renting a house costs an estimated €8.90/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 12 homes were sold in Zuytpeene.

€11.28/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Zuytpeene€11.28/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€11.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.27 to €13.72/m² a month)
€8.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Zuytpeene

13pages on Zuytpeene

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Zuytpeene; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →

Famous people from Zuytpeene

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Zuytpeene yet.

How we find them →

Zuytpeene’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Nord →
WormhoutHazebrouckSteenvoordeArquesSaint-OmerLonguenesseWormhoutHazebrouckSteenvoordeArquesSaint-OmerLonguenesseZuytpeene
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Zuytpeene557—————
Wormhout5,5846.3AC+B+B−
Hazebrouck21,9126.7B−B−B−C−
Steenvoorde4,3326.7A−BB+C−
Arques Pas-de-Calais9,4316.9C−B−C−D−
Saint-Omer Pas-de-Calais14,3827.9C−B−D−D
Longuenesse Pas-de-Calais10,5488.4C−C+DD

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Zuytpeene

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Zuytpeene is a commune of 557 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

Population
557 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Cœur de Flandre
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
4.6 sq mi (11.9 km²)
INSEE code
59669

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 November 4, 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.