Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Somme, Hauts-de-France, this town has 389 residents.
Bougainville has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bougainville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin de Namps-au-Val, in Namps-Maisnil, 5.6 mi away.
22% 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 Bougainville.
Over-65s are just over a quarter of the population. Degrees are held by 30% of adults, above Somme’s towns (21%) and close to compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bougainville | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €26,690 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Somme’s towns (€22,835). 7.2% of people in the labour force have no job. For its 200 residents in work, Bougainville has 50 jobs: 0.3 each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Bougainville: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.01/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bougainville 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 Bougainville yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bougainville | 389 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ailly-sur-Somme | 3,003 | 7.8 | B+ | B− | A | D |
| Saleux | 2,739 | 8.7 | B | D | A | D |
| Salouël | 4,179 | 9.3 | A+ | C− | A+ | A |
| Flixecourt | 3,221 | 10 | C | B+ | C | D |
| Amiens | 136,449 | 12 | D | C− | D | C− |
| Rivery | 3,636 | 13 | B− | C− | C | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Bougainville is a commune of 389 people in the Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest. 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 November 4, 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.