Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 342 residents and lies in Marne, Grand Est.
There are no grades for Somme-Vesle: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Young adults aged 15 to 24 make up 17% of residents.
The one thing Somme-Vesle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Somme-Vesle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tumulus ou tombeau de Théodoric, in Poix, 2.4 mi away.
16% 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 Somme-Vesle.
19% are under 15, higher than both Marne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Half of Somme-Vesle is older than 38.5, half younger. Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Somme-Vesle | Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 17% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €26,690 a year per consumption unit, above Marne’s towns (€24,755) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). For its 200 residents in work, Somme-Vesle has 100 jobs: 0.6 each. Also worth knowing: the census found 9.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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.
The market in Somme-Vesle: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Somme-Vesle 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 Somme-Vesle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somme-Vesle | 342 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Memmie | 5,441 | 9.5 | C− | B | C | C+ |
| Suippes | 3,938 | 10 | C+ | A | C+ | D |
| Châlons-en-Champagne | 42,971 | 10 | D | B | D | C |
| Fagnières | 4,858 | 12 | B+ | B+ | B | B+ |
| Mourmelon-le-Grand | 4,895 | 15 | B+ | A− | B+ | C− |
| Sainte-Menehould | 4,146 | 16 | B+ | A+ | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Somme-Vesle is a commune of 342 people in the Communauté de communes de la Moivre à la Coole. 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) · 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.