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A town of 540 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Aveluy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Aveluy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Basilique de Notre-Dame-de-Brébières, in Albert, 1.4 mi away.
0.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and gardens in and near Aveluy. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Somme 19162.3 km south, in AlbertAttractionAttractionMémorial de Thiepval3.6 km northeast, in AuthuilleAttractionAttractionCimetière militaire d'Ovillers2.6 km east, in Ovillers-la-BoisselleAttractionAttractionMémorial de Pozières4.3 km east, in Ovillers-la-BoisselleGardenGardenJardin public d'Albert2.4 km south, in AlbertPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aveluy.
The under-15s are 20% of the population here. Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents. At 42.6, the median resident of Aveluy sits in the middle of the age range.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Aveluy | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stands at 10.8%. Half of residents lived on more than €26,220 a year per consumption unit, above Somme’s towns (€22,835) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Aveluy holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.1 jobs each.
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 nearest collège is 1.3 mi away. At the general lycée, 95% of 125 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
| 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 |
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 17 homes in Aveluy.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Aveluy 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 Aveluy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveluy | 540 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Albert | 9,521 | 1.7 | C− | B | D | D |
| Bapaume Pas-de-Calais | 3,779 | 10 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Corbie | 5,982 | 10 | B | B | B | D− |
| Villers-Bretonneux | 4,647 | 12 | A | B | A | C− |
| Péronne | 7,090 | 14 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Rosières-en-Santerre | 2,894 | 15 | C | B | B− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Aveluy is a commune of 540 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
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.