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A town of 305 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Contay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Contay has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Contay.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Contay has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
26% of adults hold a degree, between Somme’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 22% of residents. Children under 15 make up 17% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Contay | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.2% of commuters travelled at the census. Jobs located in Contay: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.3 each). Half of residents lived on more than €26,730 a year per consumption unit, higher than Somme’s towns (€22,835) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 9 homes were sold in Contay. House rents are put at about €9.10/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Contay’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Contay: Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Contay yet.
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Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Contay is a commune of 305 people in the Communauté de communes du Territoire Nord Picardie. 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.