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CappySomme

A town of 546 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Cappy a good place to live?

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

What makes Cappy stand out

The one thing Cappy does most differently from other towns.

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Église
Église · Classé · Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cappy’s story

Cappy in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cappy: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cappy.

History

1 historic monument, 1 classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Cappy has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
1919
first monument protected
7.4%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

20% of adults hold a degree, close to Somme’s towns (21%) and below compared French towns (30%). Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents. Residents of Cappy have a median age of 45.9.

45.9median age
CappySomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma28%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cappy
CappySomme medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+23%25%22%
No diploma28%28%19%
CAP or BEP31%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education20%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Cappy than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 3.8%

The median disposable income was €24,680 a year per consumption unit, between Somme’s towns (€22,835) and compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Cappy counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 250 workers). Unemployment stands at 9.1%.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Cappy, 0.2 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Cappy costs less than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.27/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.14/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 18 homes in Cappy.

€10.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cappy€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)
€8.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Suzanne and 2 more in and around Cappy

Heritage and museums in and near Cappy. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cappy

12pages on Cappy

Landmarks

Cappy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Cappy

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Cappy as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Cappy’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 →
AlbertPéronneRosières-en-SanterreCorbieVillers-BretonneuxBapaumeAlbertPéronneRosières-en-SanterreCorbieVillers-BretonneuxBapaumeCappy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cappy546—————
Albert9,5216.9C−BDD
Péronne7,0907.9DB+D−D
Rosières-en-Santerre2,8948.1CBB−C
Corbie5,98211BBBD−
Villers-Bretonneux4,64711ABAC−
Bapaume Pas-de-Calais3,77913DB+D−D

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

About Cappy

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Cappy is a commune of 546 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot. 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
546 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
4.6 sq mi (11.9 km²)
INSEE code
80172

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.