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).
Explore the history →Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 546 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Cappy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Cappy does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cappy: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cappy.
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.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
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.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Cappy | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
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%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Cappy. Best known first.
Cappy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Cappy as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cappy | 546 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Albert | 9,521 | 6.9 | C− | B | D | D |
| Péronne | 7,090 | 7.9 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Rosières-en-Santerre | 2,894 | 8.1 | C | B | B− | C |
| Corbie | 5,982 | 11 | B | B | B | D− |
| Villers-Bretonneux | 4,647 | 11 | A | B | A | C− |
| Bapaume Pas-de-Calais | 3,779 | 13 | D | B+ | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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
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.