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A town of 1,291 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France. Only 11% of residents are 65 or over.
Offekerque has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 9% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Offekerque does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Offekerque 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Offekerque, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Offekerque.
Offekerque sits above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. People 65 and over make up 11% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Offekerque | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 2.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 7.0% of the labour force are out of work. Offekerque has 100 jobs for 600 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Offekerque, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
That puts Offekerque close to both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (86.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Boris VianNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 145 | 87%±0 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.
From 2016 to 2025, 55 residents of Offekerque died, against 62 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A.
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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 39 sales of houses and apartments in Offekerque from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,668/m² for the median of compared towns in Pas-de-Calais.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,976/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Offekerque has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Moulin à vent: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Offekerque 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offekerque | 1,291 | — | — | B− | — | B− |
| Oye-Plage | 5,780 | 3.4 | C+ | B− | A− | D |
| Marck | 10,467 | 3.7 | C | C− | A− | C− |
| Audruicq | 5,309 | 4.5 | B | B+ | B | D |
| Ardres | 4,389 | 4.8 | B | B− | A− | D− |
| Grand-Fort-Philippe Nord | 4,887 | 5.9 | C+ | B− | B | D− |
| Coulogne | 5,438 | 6.2 | C+ | C | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Offekerque has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 47% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.40/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Offekerque grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Offekerque is a commune of 1,291 people in the Communauté de communes de la Région d'Audruicq. 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.