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A town of 493 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Bouquemaison a good place to live?

Bouquemaison is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

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

No historic monuments in Bouquemaison

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

The nearest classé monument is Salle du Commandement unique en l'hôtel de ville, in Doullens, 3.8 mi away.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bouquemaison.

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Bouquemaison, above Somme’s towns and compared French towns

Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, below Somme’s towns (12%) and close to compared French towns (11%). The median resident of Bouquemaison is 42.5 years old.

42.5median age
BouquemaisonSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bouquemaison
BouquemaisonSomme medianFrance median
Under 1519%16%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+21%25%22%
No diploma20%28%19%
CAP or BEP32%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education21%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Bouquemaison walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 4.9%

Half of residents lived on more than €24,870 a year per consumption unit, higher than Somme’s towns (€22,835) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Bouquemaison counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). Of those in the labour force, 10.1% are unemployed.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Bouquemaison, 0.2 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
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 Bouquemaison than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.50/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 18 homes in Bouquemaison. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.94/m² a month.

€9.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bouquemaison€9.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€9.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.94 to €11.37/m² a month)
€6.94/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 Bouquemaison

11pages on Bouquemaison

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Bouquemaison

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

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Bouquemaison’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 →
DoullensFréventAuxi-le-ChâteauSaint-Pol-sur-TernoiseHesdin-la-ForêtFlixecourtDoullensFréventAuxi-le-ChâteauSaint-Pol-sur-TernoiseHesdin-la-ForêtFlixecourtBouquemaison
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bouquemaison493—————
Doullens5,7513.7C+A−D−D
Frévent Pas-de-Calais3,2595B−ADD
Auxi-le-Château Pas-de-Calais2,54710C+A−C−C
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise Pas-de-Calais4,67712B−B+D−B+
Hesdin-la-Forêt Pas-de-Calais4,48017CB+D−A−
Flixecourt3,22118CB+CD

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

About Bouquemaison

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Bouquemaison is a commune of 493 people in the Communauté de communes du Territoire Nord 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
493 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Territoire Nord Picardie
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.8 sq mi (7.3 km²)
INSEE code
80122

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.