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A town of 1,352 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Beauquesne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Beauquesne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Beauquesne with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Beauquesne; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
24% 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 Beauquesne.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Beauquesne can choose among 4 GPs. In Somme, life expectancy at birth reaches 84 years for women and 78.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. From 2016 to 2025, 115 residents of Beauquesne died, against 97 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 19% more.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.46/m² a month, below both Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €7.61/m² a month. Sales in Beauquesne from July 2023 to June 2026: 39 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,393/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below both Somme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). 9.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Degrees are held by 27% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Beauquesne | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Beauquesne; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 5.8% of commuters got to work without a car. Beauquesne holds 250 jobs; 600 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. The median disposable income was €24,300 a year per consumption unit, above Somme’s towns (€22,835) but below compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Beauquesne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Beauquesne yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Beauquesne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Beauquesne grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Beauquesne is a commune of 1,352 people in the Communauté de communes du Territoire Nord Picardie. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.