Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 543 residents, it is a town in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Argœuves has none.
Argœuves has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2013.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Louis Prosper Guénin, born in 1843, is the one person born in Argœuves before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Argœuves.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Argœuves has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by 35% of adults. Half of Argœuves is older than 49.1, half younger. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, between Somme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%).
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Argœuves | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 8.4%. 6.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 400 jobs are based in Argœuves, for 250 working residents (1.6 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 1.5 mi off. General-bac pupils go 3.2 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Rosa ParksNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 87 | 85%+20 pts |
| Collège Édouard LucasBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 128 | 88%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €10.92/m² a month. 15 houses and apartments changed hands in Argœuves from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out and heritage in and near Argœuves. Best known first.
ZooZoo d'Amiens4.9 km southeast, in AmiensTheme parkTheme parkParc Samara4 km northwest, in La Chaussée-TirancourtFortFortOppidum de La Chaussée-Tirancourt4.1 km northwest, in La Chaussée-TirancourtZooZooParc Zoologique de la Petite Hotoie4.9 km southeast, in AmiensWater parkWater parkAmiens Cable Park700 m south, in Dreuil-lès-AmiensPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Argœuves has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Argœuves.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Argœuves is a commune of 543 people in the Communauté de communes Nièvre et Somme. 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 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.