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AuthieSomme

A town of 246 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Authie a good place to live?

Authie is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Authie’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Authie’s story

No historic monuments in Authie

The Culture ministry lists no building in Authie as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Chapelle du cimetière, in Saint-Amand, 4.5 mi away.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Authie.

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Authie, fewer than in Somme’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Authie comes below both Somme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 26% of the town.

48.9median age
AuthieSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat31%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Authie
AuthieSomme medianFrance median
Under 1513%16%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+26%25%22%
No diploma12%28%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat31%17%18%
Higher education25%21%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Authie than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 2.0%

For Authie, that is below both Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 9.2%. Authie has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
0
jobs based in Authie, 0.2 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

97.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 10 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Authie sits above both Somme’s towns (90.6%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

97.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Authie97.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Marguerite BergerNearest collègeCollègeCollège8997%+10 pts
97.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +10 pts against the expected rate
2.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Authie is €11.70/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.70/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Authie€11.70/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€11.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.51 to €14.40/m² a month)
€9.10/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Couin and 2 more in and around Authie

Heritage in and near Authie. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Authie

13pages on Authie

Landmarks

Nothing in Authie is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Authie

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Authie as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Authie’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Somme →
DoullensAlbertFréventCorbieDainvilleAchicourtDoullensAlbertFréventCorbieDainvilleAchicourtAuthie
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Authie246—————
Doullens5,7517C+A−D−D
Albert9,52111C−BDD
Frévent Pas-de-Calais3,25914B−ADD
Corbie5,98215BBBD−
Dainville Pas-de-Calais5,68315BCB−D
Achicourt Pas-de-Calais7,87316CC+CD

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Authie

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Authie is a commune of 246 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot. 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

Population
246 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.9 sq mi (10.1 km²)
INSEE code
80043

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.