Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 386 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Biaches is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Biaches does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Biaches as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean, in Péronne, 1.2 mi away.
1.7% 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 Biaches.
Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Somme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 31% of residents. Degrees are held by 21% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Biaches | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €25,270 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 12.0%, lower than Somme’s towns (14.3%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Biaches: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.2 each).
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.
Near Biaches, 86.7% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than both Somme’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 0.9 mi away. At the general lycée, 96% of 160 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège BérangerNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 142 | 68%−10 pts |
| Lycée Pierre Mendès FranceNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 160 | 96%+1 pt |
| Collège Sacré-Coeur PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | 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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.72/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 15 homes in Biaches.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Biaches. Best known first.
MuseumHistorial de la Grande Guerre1.7 km northeast, in Péronne
MuseumMusée Alfred-Danicourt1.7 km northeast, in PéronneFortFortPorte de Bretagne2.3 km northeast, in PéronneMuseumMuseumFort Caraby1.3 km east, in PéronneMuseumMuseumMusée Alfred Danicourt2 km northeast, in PéronnePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Biaches 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 Biaches 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
Biaches is a commune of 386 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.