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BoismontSomme

441 people call this town in Somme, Hauts-de-France home.

Is Boismont a good place to live?

Boismont isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Nearly a fifth of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 36% of the population.

What makes Boismont stand out

The 2 things Boismont does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église
Église · Inscrit · Photo: APictche · CC BY-SA 3.0
Boismont’s story

Boismont in pictures

Boismont has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Nearby attractions

Escap'Âne and 10 more in and around Boismont

Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Boismont. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boismont.

Who lives here

Children make up only 10% of Boismont, fewer than in Somme’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults. 36% of residents are 65 or over, above Somme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.8% of the town.

55median age
BoismontSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Boismont
BoismontSomme medianFrance median
Under 1510%16%17%
15–247.8%12%11%
25–4416%21%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+36%25%22%
No diploma25%28%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education24%21%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Boismont: 12% 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.

Boismont has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1926
first monument protected
12%
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

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Boismont than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 5.2%

Households’ median disposable income: €25,900 a year per consumption unit. 100 jobs are based in Boismont, for 200 working residents (0.4 per worker). 12.1% of the labour force were unemployed, between Somme’s towns (14.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Boismont, 0.4 per working resident
12.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Boismont than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 70.0%

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

General-bac pupils go 7.5 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 1.8 mi off.

70.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Boismont70.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de la Baie de SommeNearest collègeCollègeCollège6470%−17 pts
70.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −17 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

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Boismont is €11.63/m² a month

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

The market in Boismont: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€11.63/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Boismont€11.63/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€11.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.33 to €14.51/m² a month)
€9.72/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 Boismont

13pages on Boismont

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Boismont

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

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Boismont’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 →
Friville-EscarbotinRueAbbevilleEuMers-les-BainsLe TréportFriville-EscarbotinRueAbbevilleEuMers-les-BainsLe TréportBoismont
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Boismont441—————
Friville-Escarbotin4,3067.5CB+DD
Rue2,9877.6C+C+BB−
Abbeville22,3958.7DB−DC−
Eu Seine-Maritime6,49913CB−C−C−
Mers-les-Bains2,54014C−C−CD
Le Tréport Seine-Maritime4,37815C−CC−D−

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

About Boismont

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Boismont is a commune of 441 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Baie de 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
441 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de la Baie de Somme
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
6.1 sq mi (15.8 km²)
INSEE code
80110

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.