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BresleSomme

A town of 120 in Somme, Hauts-de-France. Only 14% of residents are 65 or over.

Is Bresle a good place to live?

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

What makes Bresle stand out

The one thing Bresle does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Bresle

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

The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit la Pierre d'Oblicamp, in Bavelincourt, 3.7 mi away.

16% 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 Bresle.

Who lives here

Children make up 23% of Bresle, above Somme’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Bresle is above both Somme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.2% of the town.

39.3median age
BresleSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP41%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

56% women, 44% men

About 79 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bresle
BresleSomme medianFrance median
Under 1523%16%17%
15–247.2%12%11%
25–4430%21%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+14%25%22%
No diploma12%28%19%
CAP or BEP41%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education25%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Bresle walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 4.8%

In the comparison, Bresle comes below both Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €26,890 a year per consumption unit. Bresle has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Bresle, 0.2 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
0%
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 Bresle than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.27/m² a month

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

For Bresle, that is below both Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€10.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bresle€10.27/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€10.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.51 to €12.39/m² a month)
€7.81/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 Bresle

11pages on Bresle

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Bresle

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

How we find them →

Bresle’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 →
AlbertCorbieVillers-BretonneuxCamonRiveryLongueauAlbertCorbieVillers-BretonneuxCamonRiveryLongueauBresle
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bresle120—————
Albert9,5214.3C−BDD
Corbie5,9825.5BBBD−
Villers-Bretonneux4,6478.1ABAC−
Camon4,35911B−C−C+B−
Rivery3,63612B−C−CB+
Longueau5,68012C−C−C−C

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

About Bresle

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Bresle is a commune of 120 people in the Communauté de communes du Val 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

Population
120 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val de Somme
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.4 sq mi (3.6 km²)
INSEE code
80138

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.