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Croix-MoligneauxSomme

The town, home to 270 people, lies in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Croix-Moligneaux a good place to live?

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

Église Saint-Médard
Église Saint-Médard · Classé · Photo: DUCAMP · CC BY-SA 3.0
Croix-Moligneaux’s story

Croix-Moligneaux in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.

  • 1922First protected: Église Saint-Médard
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Croix-Moligneaux.

History

1 historic monument in Croix-Moligneaux, 1 classé

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Croix-Moligneaux is Église Saint-Médard. Nearly one in ten homes date from before 1919.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1922
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Croix-Moligneaux are 15 to 24: 9.6%, fewer than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns

17% are under 15, higher than Somme’s towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents. Graduates make up 20% of adults.

46median age
Croix-MoligneauxSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP35%
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 Croix-Moligneaux
Croix-MoligneauxSomme medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–249.6%12%11%
25–4423%21%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+21%25%22%
No diploma24%28%19%
CAP or BEP35%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 Croix-Moligneaux than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 4.5%

Unemployment stood at 14.5%, close to Somme’s towns (14.3%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Croix-Moligneaux has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,030 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
Bicycle3%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Croix-Moligneaux, 0.4 per working resident
14.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
15%
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 Croix-Moligneaux costs less than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.12/m² a month

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

Croix-Moligneaux recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.12/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Croix-Moligneaux€10.12/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€10.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.18 to €12.52/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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Croix-Moligneaux

11pages on Croix-Moligneaux

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Médard: Photo: DUCAMP · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Croix-Moligneaux

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Croix-Moligneaux yet.

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Croix-Moligneaux’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 →
HamPéronneGauchyRoyeSaint-QuentinRosières-en-SanterreHamPéronneGauchyRoyeSaint-QuentinRosières-en-SanterreCroix-Moligneaux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Croix-Moligneaux270—————
Ham4,3785.7DA−D−D
Péronne7,0908.6DB+D−D
Gauchy Aisne5,18312DBCD−
Roye5,83313C−BD−C−
Saint-Quentin Aisne52,81313DBD−D
Rosières-en-Santerre2,89413CBB−C

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

About Croix-Moligneaux

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Croix-Moligneaux is a commune of 270 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Est de la Somme. 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
270 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Est de la Somme
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.1 sq mi (8 km²)
INSEE code
80226

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 November 4, 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.