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In Somme, Hauts-de-France, this town has 1,723 residents.

Is Fouilloy a good place to live?

Fouilloy’s schools beat most (A−): brevet results 2.5 points above the expected rate. The weak point is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €1,629/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Val de Somme. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for jobs & income and B for walkability.

Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Fouilloy 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.

StrongestA−Schools

What makes Fouilloy stand out

The one thing Fouilloy does most differently from other towns.

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How Fouilloy grades

Each subject compares Fouilloy 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.

How grading works

Fouilloy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

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mémorial national australien de Villers-Bretonneux
mémorial national australien de Villers-Bretonneux · Inscrit · Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fouilloy’s story

Fouilloy in pictures

Fouilloy has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

  • 2017First protected: mémorial national australien de Villers-Bretonneux
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Nearby attractions

Centre Sir John Monash and 4 more in and around Fouilloy

Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Fouilloy. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fouilloy.

Schools

Schools around Fouilloy do better than those of 83% of compared French towns

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

At the collèges within 5 km of Fouilloy, 91.9% passed the brevet, near Somme’s towns (90.6%) and higher than compared French towns (87.5%). For the general bac, the closest lycée is 8 mi away. The closest collège is 0.8 mi off.

91.9%passed the brevetA−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Fouilloy91.9%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Sainte-Colette PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège69100%+6 pts
Collège Jacques BrelBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège11794%+4 pts

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91.9%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2.5 pts against the expected rate
0.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

An older town: 28% of people in Fouilloy are 65 or over, more than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns

Aged 15 to 24: 10% of residents. Degrees are held by 27% of adults, above Somme’s towns (21%) but below compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Fouilloy in two is 49.

49median age
FouilloySomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fouilloy
FouilloySomme medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–2410%12%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+28%25%22%
No diploma23%28%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education27%21%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes

HealthHealth C

Allowing for age and care homes, Fouilloy sees 94 deaths per 100 expected, against 105 in Somme’s towns and 88 in compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

From 2016 to 2025, 429 residents of Fouilloy died, against 258 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 66% more. The nearest emergency department to Fouilloy is Sas de Cardiologies et Urgences, 9.4 mi away. In Somme, women can expect to live 84 years and men 78.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.

−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw166
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Fouilloy · 6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Sas de Cardiologies et Urgences
9.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Victor Pauchet de Butler
84 · 78.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Somme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.

History

Fouilloy: 1 historic monument, none of them classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Fouilloy; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
2017
first monument protected
6.4%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commuteJobs & income C+

Fewer commuters in Fouilloy walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 9.1%

Half of residents lived on more than €26,060 a year per consumption unit, higher than Somme’s towns (€22,835) and near compared French towns (€25,970). The unemployment rate comes to 9.5%. 450 jobs are based in Fouilloy, for 700 working residents (0.7 per worker).

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport4%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
450
jobs based in Fouilloy, 0.7 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 59% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HousingCost of living B−

Renting in Fouilloy costs more than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €13.46/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Houses made up 84% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. A house rents for an estimated €11.06/m² a month. That is the middle of 70 sales of houses and apartments in Fouilloy from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,799/m² for the median of compared towns in Somme.

€1,629/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Fouilloy€1,629/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Somme median€1,799/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,833/m²59
€13.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.54 to €15.70/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Val de Somme

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fouilloy

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Landmarks

Fouilloy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

mémorial national australien de Villers-Bretonneux: Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Fouilloy

Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Fouilloy as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Fouilloy’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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CorbieVillers-BretonneuxBovesLongueauCamonRiveryCorbieVillers-BretonneuxBovesLongueauCamonRiveryFouilloy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fouilloy1,723——B−—C
Corbie5,9820.9BBBD−
Villers-Bretonneux4,6472.2ABAC−
Boves3,2346.1ACA−C−
Longueau5,6806.7C−C−C−C
Camon4,3597B−C−C+B−
Rivery3,6367.8B−C−CB+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Fouilloy

Is Fouilloy safe?

Fouilloy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Fouilloy good?

They grade A−, better than 83% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Fouilloy expensive to live in?

Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,629/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fouilloy grades B− for cost of living.

About Fouilloy

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Fouilloy is a commune of 1,723 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de 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

Population
1,723 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val de Somme
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.2 sq mi (5.7 km²)
INSEE code
80338

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.