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It is a town of 1,937 residents in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Schools are its strong suit (A): brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 10.6% unemployment. It lags on health as well (C+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €1,864/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Territoire Nord Picardie.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Flesselles has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Flesselles does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Flesselles 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.
Flesselles has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Flesselles; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Flesselles.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.6 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les CoudriersNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 149 | 96%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
147 deaths in Flesselles between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 158: 7% below. The nearest emergency department to Flesselles is Chu Amiens Sud, 8.8 mi away. 2 GPs practise in the town. In Somme, life expectancy at birth reaches 84 years for women and 78.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century. 7.8% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Somme’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €26,460 a year per consumption unit, higher than Somme’s towns (€22,835) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 10.6%. At the census, 2.5% of working residents in Flesselles went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 18%, above Somme’s towns (16%) and close to compared French towns (17%). 29% of adults hold a degree. Flesselles has a median age of 45.8 years.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Flesselles | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,864/m²: 46 houses and apartments sold in Flesselles between July 2023 and June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.23/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.19/m² a month, near Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,864/m² | 46 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Flesselles. Best known first.
Flesselles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Flesselles.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flesselles | 1,937 | — | — | B− | — | C+ |
| Ailly-sur-Somme | 3,003 | 5.9 | B+ | B− | A | D |
| Rivery | 3,636 | 7.5 | B− | C− | C | B+ |
| Amiens | 136,449 | 7.6 | D | C− | D | C− |
| Flixecourt | 3,221 | 7.9 | C | B+ | C | D |
| Camon | 4,359 | 8.4 | B− | C− | C+ | B− |
| Salouël | 4,179 | 9.3 | A+ | C− | A+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Flesselles has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 94% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,864/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Flesselles grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Flesselles is a commune of 1,937 people in the Communauté de communes du Territoire Nord Picardie. 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.