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ÉquancourtSomme

A town of 300 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Équancourt a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Équancourt

The Culture ministry lists no building in Équancourt 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, 2.6 mi away.

11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Équancourt.

Who lives here

Few people in Équancourt are 65 or over: 20%, below Somme’s towns and compared French towns

21% of adults hold a degree, about level with Somme’s towns (21%) and below compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town. The middle age in Équancourt is 41.7.

41.7median age
ÉquancourtSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education21%

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 Équancourt
ÉquancourtSomme medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4428%21%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+20%25%22%
No diploma25%28%19%
CAP or BEP23%26%26%
Baccalauréat24%17%18%
Higher education21%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Équancourt, 6.5%, runs below Somme’s towns and compared French towns

5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Équancourt holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,910 a year.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Équancourt, 0.2 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Équancourt than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.74/m² a month

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

Sales in Équancourt from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €7.30/m² a month.

€9.74/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Équancourt€9.74/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€9.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.03 to €11.80/m² a month)
€7.30/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 Équancourt

11pages on Équancourt

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Équancourt

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Équancourt as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Équancourt’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 →
PéronneBapaumeMasnièresProvilleCambraiNeuville-Saint-RémyPéronneBapaumeMasnièresProvilleCambraiNeuville-Saint-RémyÉquancourt
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Équancourt300—————
Péronne7,0908.2DB+D−D
Bapaume Pas-de-Calais3,7798.8DB+D−D
Masnières Nord2,6899.9B+A−BD
Proville Nord3,20612B+B+A−C−
Cambrai Nord31,13414C−BDD
Neuville-Saint-Rémy Nord4,01214BA−B−C+

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

About Équancourt

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Équancourt is a commune of 300 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

Population
300 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Somme (Combles - Péronne - Roisel)
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3 sq mi (7.8 km²)
INSEE code
80275

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.