Flixecourt grades C overall: better than 34% of compared French towns, and #13 of 24 in Somme. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,285/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Nièvre et Somme. Its strongest is walkability (A): 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Flixecourt 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Flixecourt.
HealthHealth D
Adjusted for age and care homes, Flixecourt sees more deaths than 89% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Flixecourt come to 107 per 100 predicted. France’s death rates at each age would predict 278 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 298, 7% more. The nearest emergency department to Flixecourt is Chu Amiens Sud, 12.4 mi away. Also worth knowing: life expectancy at birth in Somme is 84 years for women and 78.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+7%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted107
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Flixecourt · 5.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu Amiens Sud
12.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu Amiens Sud
84 · 78.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Somme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Incomes in Flixecourt run lower than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €21,580 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stands at 13.5%. Flixecourt holds 2,100 jobs; 1,250 of its residents are in work, so 1.7 jobs each. Bus, tram or train carried 2.0% of working residents in Flixecourt to work at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot10%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,100
jobs based in Flixecourt, 1.7 per working resident
13.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,580
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 87% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Flixecourt sees more crime than 72% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Flixecourt, the most frequent was family violence (2025). Recorded offenses here came to 102 in 2025. Violence against people ran at 17.8 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 9 (2023–2025 average).
17.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence34
Criminal damage30
Sexual violence21
Other physical violence9
Theft from vehicles8
Armed robbery0
Drug use21
Fraud20
Theft without violence13
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
17.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
102
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For burglary and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 3.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B+
For cost of living, Flixecourt gets a B+
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.37/m² a month. The market in Flixecourt: 100 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.37/m² a month, close to Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,285/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Flixecourt€1,285/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Somme median€1,799/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,285/m²
100
€11.37/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.03 to €14.32/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.37/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,700
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Nièvre et Somme
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Flixecourt: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Flixecourt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
Bac results near Flixecourt run low: 77.0% passed, below Somme’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Flixecourt, 91.8% of collège pupils passed the brevet, close to Somme’s towns (90.6%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). Ranked by results, schools here are #17 of 24 in Somme. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 11.9 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Flixecourt hold a degree than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 15%
22% of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Somme’s towns (25%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 13% of residents. Half of Flixecourt is older than 43.5, half younger.
43.5median age
FlixecourtSomme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Flixecourt
Is Flixecourt safe?
It grades C for safety, #13 of 24 in Somme.
Are schools in Flixecourt good?
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns and #17 of 24 in Somme. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Flixecourt expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,285/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Flixecourt grades B+ for cost of living.
About Flixecourt
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Flixecourt is a commune of 3,221 people in the Communauté de communes Nièvre et Somme. 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
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.
