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Some 397 people live in this town, in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Buigny-lès-Gamaches has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Buigny-lès-Gamaches as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vestiges archéologiques gallo-romains du lieudit Bois-l'Abbé, in Eu, 4.6 mi away.
18% 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 Buigny-lès-Gamaches.
25% of residents are 65 or over, near Somme’s towns (25%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Residents of Buigny-lès-Gamaches have a median age of 48.1. Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Buigny-lès-Gamaches | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €24,160 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Buigny-lès-Gamaches: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.2 each). At the census, 5.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than 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.
Collège pupils travel 2.3 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 4.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis JouvetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 114 | 91%+9 pts |
| Collège Gaston VasseurBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 87 | 95%+11 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.
12 houses and apartments changed hands in Buigny-lès-Gamaches from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Buigny-lès-Gamaches 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 Buigny-lès-Gamaches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buigny-lès-Gamaches | 397 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Friville-Escarbotin | 4,306 | 4.4 | C | B+ | D | D |
| Eu Seine-Maritime | 6,499 | 6.8 | C | B− | C− | C− |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle Seine-Maritime | 2,819 | 6.8 | C | A− | C | D |
| Mers-les-Bains | 2,540 | 8.3 | C− | C− | C | D |
| Le Tréport Seine-Maritime | 4,378 | 8.8 | C− | C | C− | D− |
| Criel-sur-Mer Seine-Maritime | 2,527 | 11 | C− | B− | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Buigny-lès-Gamaches is a commune of 397 people in the Communauté de communes des Villes Sœurs. 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.