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A town of 737 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Daours a good place to live?

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

Usine du Parquet Loutré
Usine du Parquet Loutré · Inscrit · Photo: Lennemeyer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Daours’ story

Daours in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Daours; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2006.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2006First protected: Usine du Parquet Loutré
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Nearby attractions

Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Corbie and 4 more in and around Daours

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Daours. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Daours.

History

Daours keeps more of its old housing than Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Daours; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
19th c.
oldest protected part
2006
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 Daours are 15 to 24: 9.1%, fewer than in Somme’s towns and compared French towns

14% are under 15, below Somme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up just over a third of adults. Also worth knowing: over-65s are 24% of the population.

49.6median age
DaoursSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Daours
DaoursSomme medianFrance median
Under 1514%16%17%
15–249.1%12%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+24%25%22%
No diploma21%28%19%
CAP or BEP25%26%26%
Baccalauréat13%17%18%
Higher education34%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Daours come to a median €26,520 a year per consumption unit, against €22,835 in Somme’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns

10.7% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 10.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Daours has 200 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.6 per worker.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Daours, 0.6 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.2 points above the expected rate

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

For collège, the closest is 2.8 mi away.

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Daours90.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Eugène LefebvreNearest collègeCollègeCollège6379%−4 pts
Collège Sainte-Colette PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège69100%+6 pts
90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1.2 pts against the expected rate
2.8 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 Daours costs more than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €13.59/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 18 homes were sold in Daours.

€13.59/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Daours€13.59/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€13.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.66 to €15.85/m² a month)
€11.06/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 Daours

13pages on Daours

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Usine du Parquet Loutré: Photo: Lennemeyer · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Daours

One notable person was born in Daours.

Their page →

Daours’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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CorbieVillers-BretonneuxBovesLongueauCamonRiveryCorbieVillers-BretonneuxBovesLongueauCamonRiveryDaours
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Daours737—————
Corbie5,9822.7BBBD−
Villers-Bretonneux4,6473.8ABAC−
Boves3,2344.5ACA−C−
Longueau5,6804.5C−C−C−C
Camon4,3594.6B−C−C+B−
Rivery3,6365.4B−C−CB+

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

About Daours

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Daours is a commune of 737 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de 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
737 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val de Somme
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.4 sq mi (8.8 km²)
INSEE code
80234

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.