Berteaucourt-les-Dames’s strongest is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 32% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is weaker too — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 17.6% unemployment. It lags on walkability as well (C−).
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Berteaucourt-les-Dames has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Berteaucourt-les-Dames 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Berteaucourt-les-Dames.
HealthHealth D−
Mortality in Berteaucourt-les-Dames, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Somme’s towns and compared French towns: 132 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Somme: 84 years for women and 78.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 98 deaths in Berteaucourt-les-Dames between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 74: 32% above. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Berteaucourt-les-Dames is Ch Doullens, 11.5 mi away.
+32%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw132
Adjusted132
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Berteaucourt-les-Dames · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Doullens
12.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu Amiens Sud
84 · 78.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Somme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Homes in Berteaucourt-les-Dames cost less than in both Somme’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,158/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.45/m² a month, lower than both Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €7.88/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 35 homes were sold in Berteaucourt-les-Dames.
€1,158/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Berteaucourt-les-Dames€1,158/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Somme median€1,799/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,158/m²
35
€9.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.87 to €11.35/m² a month)
3.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.88/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,700
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Nièvre et Somme
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Berteaucourt-les-Dames has higher unemployment than Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 17.6%
The median disposable income was €23,790 a year per consumption unit, about level with Somme’s towns (€22,835) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.6% of commuters got to work without a car.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Berteaucourt-les-Dames, 0.3 per working resident
17.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 24% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Berteaucourt-les-Dames than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: 17% of adults
18% of residents are children under 15. People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town, above both Somme’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older.
41.7median age
Berteaucourt-les-DamesSomme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Berteaucourt-les-Dames keeps more of its old housing than Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Berteaucourt-les-Dames is Ancienne église abbatiale, actuellement église paroissiale. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Berteaucourt-les-Dames
Is Berteaucourt-les-Dames safe?
Berteaucourt-les-Dames has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 11.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Berteaucourt-les-Dames good?
They grade C+, better than 44% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Berteaucourt-les-Dames expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Berteaucourt-les-Dames grades A for cost of living.
About Berteaucourt-les-Dames
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Berteaucourt-les-Dames is a commune of 1,092 people in the Communauté de communes Nièvre et Somme. 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
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.
