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BouchoirSomme

Population 276: a town in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Bouchoir a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Bouchoir falls below the line for grades.

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

No historic monuments in Bouchoir

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

The nearest classé monument is Domaine de Davenescourt, in Davenescourt, 4.2 mi away.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bouchoir.

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Bouchoir are under 15, more than in both Somme’s towns and compared French towns

Among adults, 20% have a degree. 17% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Somme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Bouchoir in two is 42.

42median age
BouchoirSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma28%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bouchoir
BouchoirSomme medianFrance median
Under 1521%16%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4424%21%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+17%25%22%
No diploma28%28%19%
CAP or BEP23%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education20%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Bouchoir than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 3.9%

After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,530 a year per consumption unit. For its 100 residents in work, Bouchoir has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. 12.1% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Somme’s towns (14.3%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
50
jobs based in Bouchoir, 0.2 per working resident
12.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bouchoir than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.08/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Bouchoir.

€10.08/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bouchoir€10.08/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€10.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.27 to €12.29/m² a month)
€7.42/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 Bouchoir

11pages on Bouchoir

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Bouchoir

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

How we find them →

Bouchoir’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 →
Rosières-en-SanterreRoyeMontdidierMoreuilVillers-BretonneuxCorbieRosières-en-SanterreRoyeMontdidierMoreuilVillers-BretonneuxCorbieBouchoir
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bouchoir276—————
Rosières-en-Santerre2,8944.8CBB−C
Roye5,8336.1C−BD−C−
Montdidier5,9358.2DBDD−
Moreuil3,9368.7B−A−CD−
Villers-Bretonneux4,64711ABAC−
Corbie5,98213BBBD−

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

About Bouchoir

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Bouchoir is a commune of 276 people in the Communauté de communes Terre de 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
276 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terre de Picardie
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.3 sq mi (6 km²)
INSEE code
80116

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.