Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 249 people live in this town, in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Bray-lès-Mareuil is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 15% of its housing.
The one thing Bray-lès-Mareuil does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bray-lès-Mareuil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Christophe, in Mareuil-Caubert, 1.5 mi away.
14% 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 Bray-lès-Mareuil.
The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, below Somme’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 22% of residents. Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bray-lès-Mareuil | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stands at 10.5%. The median disposable income was €23,120 a year per consumption unit, close to Somme’s towns (€22,835) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Public transport took 2.0% of Bray-lès-Mareuil’s working residents to work at the census.
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.
A collège lies 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de PonthieuNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 149 | 87%+4 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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Bray-lès-Mareuil. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Bagatelle4.6 km north, in AbbevilleChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Eaucourt-sur-Somme2 km east, in Eaucourt-sur-SommeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pont-Remy3.5 km east, in Pont-RemyAttractionAttractionMémorial de la guerre de 14-182.8 km north, in Épagne-ÉpagnettePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Bray-lès-Mareuil 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 Bray-lès-Mareuil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bray-lès-Mareuil | 249 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abbeville | 22,395 | 3.6 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Flixecourt | 3,221 | 10 | C | B+ | C | D |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle Seine-Maritime | 2,819 | 13 | C | A− | C | D |
| Friville-Escarbotin | 4,306 | 14 | C | B+ | D | D |
| Auxi-le-Château Pas-de-Calais | 2,547 | 17 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Rue | 2,987 | 17 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Bray-lès-Mareuil is a commune of 249 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
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.