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Home to 85 people, this town lies in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Éclusier-Vaux out for now. 55% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 38% of residents.
The 2 things Éclusier-Vaux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Éclusier-Vaux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Polissoir dit Grès de Saint-Martin, in Assevillers, 3.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Éclusier-Vaux.
Among adults, 20% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 38% of the town, above Somme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 13% of the town.
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Éclusier-Vaux | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 4.7% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 37% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 14.3%, near Somme’s towns (14.3%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). 6.7% of Éclusier-Vaux’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
Sales in Éclusier-Vaux from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.81/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Éclusier-Vaux. Best known first.
Nothing in Éclusier-Vaux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Éclusier-Vaux yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éclusier-Vaux | 85 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Péronne | 7,090 | 6.4 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Albert | 9,521 | 7.5 | C− | B | D | D |
| Rosières-en-Santerre | 2,894 | 9.5 | C | B | B− | C |
| Bapaume Pas-de-Calais | 3,779 | 12 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Corbie | 5,982 | 13 | B | B | B | D− |
| Villers-Bretonneux | 4,647 | 13 | A | B | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Éclusier-Vaux is a commune of 85 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
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.