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A town of 201 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Erches is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Erches as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines de l'ancienne église Saint-Martin, in Becquigny, 3 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Erches.
17% of residents are 65 or over, below both Somme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 12% of residents. The age that splits Erches in two is 37.1.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Erches | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
13.0% of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €25,970 a year per consumption unit, higher than Somme’s towns (€22,835) and near compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 2.1% of working residents in Erches went to work by public transport.
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.
4 houses and apartments changed hands in Erches from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Erches 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 Erches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erches | 201 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roye | 5,833 | 5.5 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Rosières-en-Santerre | 2,894 | 6.6 | C | B | B− | C |
| Montdidier | 5,935 | 6.7 | D | B | D | D− |
| Moreuil | 3,936 | 9.1 | B− | A− | C | D− |
| Villers-Bretonneux | 4,647 | 12 | A | B | A | C− |
| Ailly-sur-Noye | 2,648 | 14 | A | B | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Erches is a commune of 201 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Roye. 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 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.