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Home to 826 people, this town lies in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Sommery falls below the line for grades. The median home sells for €1,580/m².
The one thing Sommery does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sommery as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix en pierre, in Fontaine-en-Bray, 2.7 mi away.
32% 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 Sommery.
Among adults, 21% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 19%, above both Seine-Maritime’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Sommery | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Sommery holds 100 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. The unemployment rate comes to 10.4%. Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €24,110 a year per consumption unit, near Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Sommery recorded 36 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,580/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sommery is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Sommery as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sommery | 826 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Forges-les-Eaux | 3,642 | 4.7 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Buchy | 2,815 | 5.6 | A− | A− | B | C− |
| Neufchâtel-en-Bray | 4,662 | 6.6 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Quincampoix | 3,103 | 15 | — | B− | — | A+ |
| Val-de-Scie | 2,530 | 16 | B− | B | A | B− |
| Gournay-en-Bray | 5,723 | 16 | C− | A− | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Sommery is a commune of 826 people in the Communauté de communes Communauté Bray-Eawy. 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 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.