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A town of 233 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Barleux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Barleux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Barleux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Polissoir dit Grès de Saint-Martin, in Assevillers, 2.6 mi away.
3.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barleux.
Degrees are held by 19% of adults, below both Somme’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). The share of residents under 15 is 13%. 31% of residents have reached 65.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Barleux | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 36% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in Barleux, for 100 working residents (0.4 per worker). Nearly a tenth of the labour force are out of work. The median disposable income was €23,550 a year per consumption unit, near Somme’s towns (€22,835) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Collège pupils travel 2.7 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Sacré-Coeur PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 59 | 100%+4 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.
Barleux recorded 5 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Barleux. Best known first.
MuseumHistorial de la Grande Guerre4.5 km northeast, in Péronne
MuseumMusée Alfred-Danicourt4.5 km northeast, in PéronneAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Biaches3.4 km north, in BiachesMuseumMuseumFort Caraby4 km northeast, in PéronneMuseumMuseumMusée Alfred Danicourt4.7 km northeast, in PéronnePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Barleux 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 Barleux yet.
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
Barleux is a commune of 233 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Somme (Combles - Péronne - Roisel). 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.