Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 376 in Somme, Hauts-de-France. Only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
Bourdon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Bourdon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bourdon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Arnold de Raismes, born in 1828, is the one person born in Bourdon before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bourdon.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. 29% of adults hold a degree, higher than Somme’s towns (21%) and near compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Bourdon by age and the one in the middle is 43.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bourdon | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bourdon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Bourdon has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.1 per worker. Of those in the labour force, 7.9% are unemployed. At the census, 4.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Bourdon, 77.0% passed the bac, below Somme’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. A collège lies 1.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Alfred ManessierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 58 | 81%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Alfred ManessierNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 48 | 77%−6 pts |
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 13 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 77 | 100%+13 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €8.23/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 7 homes were sold in Bourdon.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Bourdon. Best known first.
The list names few of Bourdon’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Bourdon.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourdon | 376 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flixecourt | 3,221 | 1.8 | C | B+ | C | D |
| Ailly-sur-Somme | 3,003 | 6.8 | B+ | B− | A | D |
| Salouël | 4,179 | 11 | A+ | C− | A+ | A |
| Saleux | 2,739 | 11 | B | D | A | 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
Bourdon is a commune of 376 people in the Communauté de communes Nièvre et 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
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.