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453 residents make their home in this town in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Favières is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 55% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
The 2 things Favières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Favières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle de l'Hospice, in Rue, 2.2 mi away.
17% 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 Favières.
Children under 15 make up 13%, lower than both Somme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 19% of adults. Line up the people of Favières by age and the one in the middle is 55.8.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Favières | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 9.6%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Somme’s towns (14.3%). 100 jobs are based in Favières, for 200 working residents (0.5 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,780 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Favières, 70.0% passed the bac, below Somme’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. General-bac pupils go 11.5 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du MarquenterreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 73 | 85%+4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel du MarquenterreNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 71 | 70%−13 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Favières from July 2023 to June 2026: 24 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €9.72/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Favières. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des frères Caudron3.7 km north, in RueAttractionAttractionBeffroi de Rue3.6 km north, in RueAttractionAttractionBeffroi3.6 km north, in RueHistoric shipHistoric shipT'chot Pierre4.1 km southwest, in Le CrotoyAttractionAttractionVestiges du Château du Crotoy4.5 km southwest, in Le CrotoyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Favières is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Favières as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Favières | 453 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rue | 2,987 | 2.2 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Verton Pas-de-Calais | 2,571 | 11 | — | C | — | C |
| Abbeville | 22,395 | 12 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Friville-Escarbotin | 4,306 | 12 | C | B+ | D | D |
| Berck Pas-de-Calais | 12,951 | 12 | D− | C− | D− | D |
| Rang-du-Fliers Pas-de-Calais | 4,297 | 13 | D | C | C | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Favières is a commune of 453 people in the Communauté de communes Ponthieu-Marquenterre. 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.