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CurchySomme

A town of 281 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Curchy a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Curchy

The Culture ministry lists no building in Curchy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Croix en pierre, in Fresnoy-lès-Roye, 4.9 mi away.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Curchy.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 20% of people in Curchy are 65 or over, fewer than in Somme’s towns and compared French towns

17% are under 15, above Somme’s towns (16%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 19% of adults. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for just over a tenth of the town.

48.3median age
CurchySomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Curchy
CurchySomme medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4418%21%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+20%25%22%
No diploma26%28%19%
CAP or BEP31%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education19%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 Curchy than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 4.4%

The unemployment rate comes to 9.4%. Jobs located in Curchy: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.3 each). The median disposable income was €24,780 a year per consumption unit, between Somme’s towns (€22,835) and compared French towns (€25,970).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Curchy, 0.3 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 2.5 mi away.

82.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Curchy82.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollègeCollège5082%−6 pts
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate
2.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Curchy costs less than in Somme’s towns or 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.

Curchy 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

Curchy€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 Curchy

12pages on Curchy

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Curchy

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

How we find them →

Curchy’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 →
RoyeRosières-en-SanterreHamPéronneNoyonMontdidierRoyeRosières-en-SanterreHamPéronneNoyonMontdidierCurchy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Curchy281—————
Roye5,8336.4C−BD−C−
Rosières-en-Santerre2,8947.7CBB−C
Ham4,3789.8DA−D−D
Péronne7,09011DB+D−D
Noyon Oise12,97115DB−D−C−
Montdidier5,93516DBDD−

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

About Curchy

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Curchy is a commune of 281 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
281 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Est de la Somme
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.7 km²)
INSEE code
80230

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.