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A town of 1,099 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Épehy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Épehy does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Épehy with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Épehy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien Collège des Jésuites ou grand séminaire, in Cambrai, 5.7 mi away.
1.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Épehy.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.65/m² a month, lower than both Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.30/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 35 homes were sold in Épehy.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €968/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €22,400 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 10.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 2 general practitioners in Épehy. The nearest emergency department to Épehy is Ch Peronne, 10 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 184 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 269, 46% more. Life expectancy in Somme: 84 years for women and 78.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town, higher than both Somme’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for just over a quarter of residents. The age that splits Épehy in two is 46.6.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Épehy | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 32% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Épehy 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 Épehy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épehy | 1,099 | — | — | A− | — | C |
| Masnières Nord | 2,689 | 8.1 | B+ | A− | B | D |
| Péronne | 7,090 | 10 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Proville Nord | 3,206 | 11 | B+ | B+ | A− | C− |
| Cambrai Nord | 31,134 | 13 | C− | B | D | D |
| Saint-Quentin Aisne | 52,813 | 13 | D | B | D− | D |
| Neuville-Saint-Rémy Nord | 4,012 | 13 | B | A− | B− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Épehy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 7.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Épehy grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Épehy is a commune of 1,099 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Somme (Combles - Péronne - Roisel). 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.