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A town of 122 in Somme, Hauts-de-France. 16% of residents are 15 to 24.
Contalmaison is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Contalmaison does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Contalmaison as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Entonnoir de mines de La Boisselle, in Ovillers-la-Boisselle, 1.5 mi away.
2.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Contalmaison. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Contalmaison.
Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults. 19% are under 15, higher than both Somme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 15% of residents.
43% women, 57% men
About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Contalmaison | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 16% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 28% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €26,270 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 11.1%, lower than Somme’s towns (14.3%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 1.8% of working residents in Contalmaison at the census.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Contalmaison.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Contalmaison 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 Contalmaison 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contalmaison | 122 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Albert | 9,521 | 3.9 | C− | B | D | D |
| Bapaume Pas-de-Calais | 3,779 | 7.8 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Péronne | 7,090 | 11 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Corbie | 5,982 | 13 | B | B | B | D− |
| Villers-Bretonneux | 4,647 | 14 | A | B | A | C− |
| Rosières-en-Santerre | 2,894 | 14 | C | B | B− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Contalmaison is a commune of 122 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.