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AuthuilleSomme

A town of 154 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Population

154

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.46

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,230

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Authuille a good place to live?

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

What makes Authuille stand out

The one thing Authuille does most differently from other towns.

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Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

13% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Mémorial britannique de Thiepval dit Memorial to the Missing · Inscrit · Photo: Amanda Slater , from Coventry (England) · CC BY-SA 2.0

Authuille’s story

Authuille in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Authuille, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2016.

4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

2016First protected: Mémorial britannique de Thiepval dit Memorial to the Missing

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Nearby attractions

Mémorial de Thiepval and 11 more in and around Authuille

Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Authuille. Best known first.

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AttractionAttractionMémorial de Thiepvalin town

MuseumMusée Somme 19164.5 km south, in Albert BattlefieldBattlefieldSite de «Redoubt de Leipzig» (1915-16)in town AttractionAttractionCratère Lochnagar3.7 km southeast, in Ovillers-la-Boisselle AttractionAttractionCimetière militaire d'Ovillers2.3 km southeast, in Ovillers-la-Boisselle AttractionAttractionMémorial de Pozières3.5 km east, in Ovillers-la-Boisselle

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Musée Somme 1916: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Authuille.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Authuille than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15

For Authuille, that is below both Somme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 28% of the population.

52.3median age

AuthuilleSomme medianFrance median

Somme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

28%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%

CAP or BEP37%

Baccalauréat14%

Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Authuille
	Authuille	Somme median	France median
Under 15	14%	16%	17%
15–24	9.9%	12%	11%
25–44	16%	21%	23%
45–64	32%	26%	26%
65+	28%	25%	22%
No diploma	23%	28%	19%
CAP or BEP	37%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	14%	17%	18%
Higher education	20%	21%	30%

Full pageAuthuille’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages52.3 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households70 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad0.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Authuille?”

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

History

1 historic monument, none of them classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Authuille, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

20th c.

oldest protected part

2016

first monument protected

Full pageAuthuille’s history pageOpen the page

Map1 historic monument Age of homes4.2% built before 1919 · Older homes Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Authuille?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 6.3% of commuters in Authuille go to work without a car, fewer than in Somme’s towns and compared French towns

Authuille sits below both Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Authuille has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 11.3% of the labour force are out of work.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%

On foot5%

Public transport2%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Authuille, 0.3 per working resident

11.3%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,230

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.3 per working resident Median income€24,230 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

95.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 8 points above the expected rate

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

That puts Authuille above both Somme’s towns (90.6%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

95%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Authuille95.5%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Authuille88.3%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Charles de Foucauld PrivateNearest collègeCollège	Collège	64	100%+9 pts
Lycée polyvalent LamarckNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	125	95%−1 pt
Collège Jean MoulinBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateCollège	Collège	41	95%+10 pts

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95%

passed the general and technological bac, −1 pt against the expected rate

75%

passed the vocational bac, −9 pts against the expected rate

95.5%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +8 pts against the expected rate

2.7 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageAuthuille’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges95.5% passed the brevet · Three collèges within 5 km Lycées88.3% passed the bac · One lycée within 5 km

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Authuille than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.46/m² a month

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

On this, Authuille is below both Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€10.46/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Authuille€10.46/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Somme median€11.47/m²

€10.46/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.58 to €12.75/m² a month)

€9.10/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageAuthuille’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.46/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Authuille

13pages on Authuille

The big questions

SchoolsThree collèges and one lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.9 mi away Housing8 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 52.3 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Authuille has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Mémorial britannique de Thiepval dit Memorial to the MissingFunerary monument · 20th c.

Classé

Entonnoir de mines de La BoisselleFunerary monument · 20th c. · in Ovillers-la-Boisselle, 2.3 mi

Classé

Basilique de Notre-Dame-de-BrébièresChurch · 19th & 20th c. · in Albert, 2.8 mi

Classé

Chapelle sépulcrale des MaillyFunerary monument · 18th c. · in Mailly-Maillet, 3.4 mi

Photo credits

Mémorial britannique de Thiepval dit Memorial to the Missing: Photo: Amanda Slater , from Coventry (England) · CC BY-SA 2.0

Famous people from Authuille

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Authuille yet.

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Authuille’s neighbors

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

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AlbertBapaumeCorbieVillers-BretonneuxPéronneRosières-en-SanterreAuthuille

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Authuille	154	—	—	—	—	—
Albert	9,521	3.1	C⁻	B	D	D
Bapaume Pas-de-Calais	3,779	9.2	D	B⁺	D⁻	D
Corbie	5,982	12	B	B	B	D⁻
Villers-Bretonneux	4,647	14	A	B	A	C⁻
Péronne	7,090	14	D	B⁺	D⁻	D
Rosières-en-Santerre	2,894	16	C	B	B⁻	C

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

About Authuille

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Authuille is a commune of 154 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: 154 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
Département: Somme (80)
Région: Hauts-de-France
Area: 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km²)
INSEE code: 80045

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.