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A town in Somme, Hauts-de-France, home to 501 people.
Acheux-en-Vimeu isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Acheux-en-Vimeu as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Samson et cimetière, in Moyenneville, 3.2 mi away.
19% 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 Acheux-en-Vimeu.
People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Children under 15 make up 19%, above Somme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. 23% of residents are 65 or over.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Acheux-en-Vimeu | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Acheux-en-Vimeu counts 0.4 jobs (100 jobs, 200 workers). Households’ median disposable income: €24,840 a year per consumption unit.
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 Acheux-en-Vimeu: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Acheux-en-Vimeu. Best known first.
Nothing in Acheux-en-Vimeu 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 Acheux-en-Vimeu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acheux-en-Vimeu | 501 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Friville-Escarbotin | 4,306 | 5.8 | C | B+ | D | D |
| Abbeville | 22,395 | 7.5 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle Seine-Maritime | 2,819 | 9.8 | C | A− | C | D |
| Eu Seine-Maritime | 6,499 | 12 | C | B− | C− | C− |
| Mers-les-Bains | 2,540 | 13 | C− | C− | C | D |
| Le Tréport Seine-Maritime | 4,378 | 13 | C− | C | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Acheux-en-Vimeu is a commune of 501 people in the Communauté de communes du Vimeu. 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.