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A town of 190 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Flers is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Flers as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Rocquigny, 4.8 mi away.
3.7% 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 Flers.
18% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 27%, higher than both Somme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Ages in Flers split evenly at 36.3: half are older, half younger.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Flers | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 27% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 33% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 15% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
9.9% of the labour force were unemployed, below Somme’s towns (14.3%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €25,010 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 5.8% of working residents in Flers didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
6 houses and apartments changed hands in Flers from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Flers. Best known first.
Nothing in Flers is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Flers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flers | 190 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bapaume Pas-de-Calais | 3,779 | 4 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Albert | 9,521 | 8.4 | C− | B | D | D |
| Péronne | 7,090 | 9.5 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Beaurains Pas-de-Calais | 5,559 | 15 | C+ | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Achicourt Pas-de-Calais | 7,873 | 16 | C | C+ | C | D |
| Dainville Pas-de-Calais | 5,683 | 17 | B | C | B− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Flers is a commune of 190 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) · 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.