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BillancourtSomme

Home to 178 people, this town lies in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Billancourt a good place to live?

There are no grades for Billancourt: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Billancourt’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Billancourt’s story

No historic monuments in Billancourt

The Culture ministry lists no building in Billancourt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Croix en pierre, in Fresnoy-lès-Roye, 5.4 mi away.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Billancourt.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Billancourt than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15

People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, below Somme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Among adults, 24% have a degree. Residents of Billancourt have a median age of 42.5.

42.5median age
BillancourtSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Billancourt
BillancourtSomme medianFrance median
Under 1512%16%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4431%21%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+21%25%22%
No diploma18%28%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat24%17%18%
Higher education24%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Billancourt walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 3.1%

The jobless rate is 11.4%. The median disposable income was €27,000 a year per consumption unit, above Somme’s towns (€22,835) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Also worth knowing: jobs based in Billancourt number 100, against 100 residents in work (1 per worker).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Billancourt, 1 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate

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

The nearest general lycée is 11.9 mi away. Collège pupils travel 1.8 mi to the nearest one.

82.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Billancourt82.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollègeCollège5082%−6 pts
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate
1.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Billancourt than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.42/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €8.06/m² a month. Sales in Billancourt from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments.

€9.42/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Billancourt€9.42/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€9.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.70 to €11.53/m² a month)
€8.06/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 Billancourt

12pages on Billancourt

Landmarks

Nothing in Billancourt is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Billancourt

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Billancourt as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Billancourt’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 →
RoyeHamRosières-en-SanterreNoyonPéronneRibécourt-DreslincourtRoyeHamRosières-en-SanterreNoyonPéronneRibécourt-DreslincourtBillancourt
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Billancourt178—————
Roye5,8335.5C−BD−C−
Ham4,3788.2DA−D−D
Rosières-en-Santerre2,89410CBB−C
Noyon Oise12,97112DB−D−C−
Péronne7,09013DB+D−D
Ribécourt-Dreslincourt Oise3,87115D−BC−D

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

About Billancourt

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Billancourt is a commune of 178 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Est de la 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

Population
178 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Est de la Somme
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.9 sq mi (5 km²)
INSEE code
80105

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.