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CourceletteSomme

A town of 152 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Courcelette a good place to live?

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

Courcelette’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Courcelette’s story

No historic monuments in Courcelette

The Culture ministry lists no building in Courcelette 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, 3.6 mi away.

0% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Mémorial de Thiepval and 8 more in and around Courcelette

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Courcelette. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Courcelette.

Who lives here

Few people in Courcelette are 15 to 24: 6%, fewer than in Somme’s towns and compared French towns

Courcelette sits below both Somme’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Over-65s are 17% of the population.

41.8median age
CourceletteSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Courcelette
CourceletteSomme medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–246%12%11%
25–4432%21%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+17%25%22%
No diploma19%28%19%
CAP or BEP22%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education32%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Courcelette has lower unemployment than Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3%

That puts Courcelette below both Somme’s towns (14.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Courcelette has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 9.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%
Public transport7%
On foot3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Courcelette, 0.3 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
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 Courcelette costs less than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.46/m² a month

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

On this, Courcelette is below both Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€10.46/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Courcelette€10.46/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€10.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.58 to €12.75/m² a month)
€7.89/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Courcelette

12pages on Courcelette

Landmarks

Nothing in Courcelette is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Courcelette

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Courcelette yet.

How we find them →

Courcelette’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 →
BapaumeAlbertPéronneBeaurainsCorbieAchicourtBapaumeAlbertPéronneBeaurainsCorbieAchicourtCourcelette
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Courcelette152—————
Bapaume Pas-de-Calais3,7795.7DB+D−D
Albert9,5215.9C−BDD
Péronne7,09012DB+D−D
Beaurains Pas-de-Calais5,55914C+C+C+C−
Corbie5,98215BBBD−
Achicourt Pas-de-Calais7,87315CC+CD

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

About Courcelette

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Courcelette is a commune of 152 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
152 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.8 sq mi (4.7 km²)
INSEE code
80216

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.