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Dunkerque
Large city · 59140 · Hauts-de-France
👥 Population
86 263
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 582 €
📈 18% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.3 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
C
🔴 15.8 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Dunkerque — Score 63/100.
63
💰 Yield44
🌳 Quality of life84
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability25
🛡️ Safety60
⚡ Energy rating77
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 719 Transactions · Dunkerque
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 582 €
🏡 House /m²
2 048 €
📋 Transactions
719
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lille | 4 103 € | 2 875 € | 3755 | 238 246 |
| Tourcoing | 2 034 € | 1 812 € | 1256 | 98 772 |
| Roubaix | 2 754 € | 1 387 € | 986 | 98 286 |
| Dunkerque | 2 582 € | 2 048 € | 1336 | 86 263 |
| Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 2 712 € | 3 027 € | 653 | 62 868 |
| Valenciennes | 2 721 € | 1 617 € | 767 | 43 468 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
13.5 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.3 %
⏳ Payback period
15.9 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
89.7 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
3.3 %
🚪 Vacant homes
7.0 %
🏢 Apartments
57.8 %
41.1 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B1
Moderate tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
13 850
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
51.540 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
144.080 %
🏘️ Housing tax
46.450 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
17.780 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
84.09 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
86 263
2023
📐 Area
41.96 km²
2056 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 240 €
📊 Median age
42.6 yrs
34.7% under 30
💼 Activity rate
70.7 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
19.6 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
22.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
15 711
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1 443
+16.5% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1 239
💼 Economic density
182
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Coudekerque-Branche
À 2.24 km · Segment C
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Dunkerque
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CU de Dunkerque
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
4
🏫 Middle schools
11
🎓 High schools
6
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE NOTRE-DAME DES DUNES | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE E.P.I.D. | privé sous contrat | 98.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE AUGUSTE ANGELLIER | public | 96.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE JEAN BART | public | 95.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE VAUBAN (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 95.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE DE L'EUROPE | public | 94.0 % | — | +1.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
90.0 %
Average pass rate · 13 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME DES DUNES | privé sous contrat | 118.6 |
| COLLEGE GUILLEMINOT | public | 109.9 |
| COLLEGE PAUL MACHY | public | 105.9 |
| COLLEGE GASPARD MALO | public | 103.3 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE FENELON | privé sous contrat | 102.4 |
| COLLEGE JEAN ZAY | public | 92.8 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SACRE COEUR | privé sous contrat | 91.8 |
| COLLEGE ARTHUR VAN HECKE | public | 82.7 |
| COLLEGE ROBESPIERRE | public | 82.7 |
| COLLEGE JEAN DECONINCK | public | 74.1 |
| COLLEGE LUCIE AUBRAC | public | 72.8 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
6
💊 Pharmacies
37
🔬 Laboratories
7
🏥 Établissements de santé
193
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
7
💊 Pharmacies
37
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
1209
📋 Commerce
538
📋 Enseignement
108
🏥 Sante
974
🚆 Transport
36
⚽ Sport
179
🎭 Culture
29
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 9 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 9 | Agence départementale d'information sur le logement (ADIL) - Nord - Dunkerque, Mission locale pour l'insertion professionnelle et sociale des jeunes (16-25 ans) - Dunkerque - Jeanne Hachette, Trésorerie hospitalière de Dunkerque |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 1 013 | 11.70 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +62 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 901 | 10.40 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +42 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 424 | 4.90 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +23 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 420 | 4.90 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -42 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 415 | 4.80 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | -24 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 358 | 4.20 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 257 | 3.00 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -60 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 207 | 2.40 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Cambriolages de logement | 202 | 4.30 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -43 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 168 | 1.90 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -63 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 128 | 1.50 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -38 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 81 | 0.90 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 64 | 0.70 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -68 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 54 | 0.60 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -84 % vs moy. |
| Vols avec armes | 8 | 0.10 ‰ | 0.6 ‰ | -83 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
133 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
7.5 %
C
41.4 %
41.4 %
D
21.1 %
21.1 %
E
14.3 %
14.3 %
F
12.8 %
12.8 %
G
3.0 %
15.8 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 30 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| monument | 1er quart 20e siècle |
| maison | 4e quart 19e siècle |
| église | — |
| établissement de bains | 4e quart 19e siècle |
| écluse | — |
| maison | 2e quart 20e siècle |
| maison | 19e siècle |
| maison | 18e siècle |
| hôtel de ville | 4e quart 17e siècle;4e quart 19e siècle;1er quart |
| maison | 1ère moitié 20e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 7 risks identified
Nucléaire
Mouvement de terrain
Engins de guerre
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Inondation
Risque industriel
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 16 784 analyses · SUEZ EAU FRANCE
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
16 784
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
96
⚡ Charge points
586
🚀 Incl. fast charging
50
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cappelle-la-Grande | 3.2 km | 63/100 | 7 839 |
| Armbouts-Cappel | 4.0 km | 46/100 | 2 077 |
| Grande-Synthe | 3.5 km | 78/100 | 20 239 |
| Spycker | 5.2 km | 43/100 | 1 718 |
| Coudekerque-Branche | 3.9 km | 51/100 | 20 787 |
| Steene | 7.7 km | 28/100 | 1 405 |
| Bierne | 6.7 km | 57/100 | 1 716 |
| Brouckerque | 8.1 km | 51/100 | 1 452 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Dunkerque
What is the price per m² in Dunkerque? ▶
The median price per m² in Dunkerque is 2 582 €.
What is the rental yield in Dunkerque? ▶
The gross rental yield in Dunkerque is 6.3%.
Is Dunkerque a good real estate investment? ▶
Dunkerque has a ScorCity score of 63/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Dunkerque? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Dunkerque is C.
What are the natural risks in Dunkerque? ▶
7 risks are identified in Dunkerque: Nucléaire, Mouvement de terrain, Engins de guerre.