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BerneuilSomme

279 people live in this town in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Berneuil a good place to live?

Berneuil has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre · Classé · Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Berneuil’s story

Berneuil in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Berneuil counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1921First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Berneuil.

Who lives here

A town of families: 19% of people in Berneuil are under 15, more than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns

Retirement age and beyond: 19% of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by 21% of adults, about level with Somme’s towns (21%) and below compared French towns (30%). At 40.8, the median resident of Berneuil sits in the middle of the age range.

40.8median age
BerneuilSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Berneuil
BerneuilSomme medianFrance median
Under 1519%16%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4425%21%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+19%25%22%
No diploma19%28%19%
CAP or BEP33%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education21%21%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Berneuil: 27% were built before 1919, more than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Berneuil is Église Saint-Pierre.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

1921
first monument protected
27%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Berneuil, 8.0%, runs below Somme’s towns and compared French towns

Half of residents lived on more than €25,250 a year per consumption unit, higher than Somme’s towns (€22,835) and near compared French towns (€25,970). 4.0% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
0
jobs based in Berneuil, 0.2 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

86.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 7.6 points above the expected rate

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

The closest lycée for the general bac is 9.1 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.5 mi away.

86.1%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Berneuil86.1%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège du Val de NièvreNearest collègeCollègeCollège7279%+4 pts
Collège du Bois l'EauBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège5895%+12 pts
86.1%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +7.6 pts against the expected rate
2.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Berneuil costs less than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.46/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Berneuil.

€10.46/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Berneuil€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)
€8.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Berneuil

13pages on Berneuil

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Berneuil

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

How we find them →

Berneuil’s neighbors

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

All towns in Somme →
FlixecourtDoullensAuxi-le-ChâteauAilly-sur-SommeFréventAbbevilleFlixecourtDoullensAuxi-le-ChâteauAilly-sur-SommeFréventAbbevilleBerneuil
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Berneuil279—————
Flixecourt3,2216.8CB+CD
Doullens5,7518.8C+A−D−D
Auxi-le-Château Pas-de-Calais2,5479.8C+A−C−C
Ailly-sur-Somme3,00312B+B−AD
Frévent Pas-de-Calais3,25914B−ADD
Abbeville22,39515DB−DC−

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

About Berneuil

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Berneuil is a commune of 279 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

Population
279 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Territoire Nord Picardie
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.6 km²)
INSEE code
80089

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.