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Home to 461 people, this town lies in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
There are no grades for Bacouel-sur-Selle: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bacouel-sur-Selle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Vaast de Wailly, in Conty, 5.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bacouel-sur-Selle.
Degrees are held by nearly two in five adults, higher than both Somme’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Over-65s are 26% of the population.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bacouel-sur-Selle | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
150 jobs are based in Bacouel-sur-Selle, for 200 working residents (0.7 per worker). 6.5% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Somme’s towns (14.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €11.57/m² a month. Sales in Bacouel-sur-Selle from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Bacouel-sur-Selle. Best known first.
Nothing in Bacouel-sur-Selle 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 Bacouel-sur-Selle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacouel-sur-Selle | 461 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saleux | 2,739 | 2.1 | B | D | A | D |
| Salouël | 4,179 | 2.8 | A+ | C− | A+ | A |
| Amiens | 136,449 | 5.5 | D | C− | D | C− |
| Longueau | 5,680 | 6.7 | C− | C− | C− | C |
| Ailly-sur-Somme | 3,003 | 6.7 | B+ | B− | A | D |
| Rivery | 3,636 | 6.9 | B− | C− | C | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Bacouel-sur-Selle is a commune of 461 people in the Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest. 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.