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A town of 501 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Franleu a good place to live?

Franleu is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Franleu’s story

Franleu in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Franleu, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2014.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2014First protected: Église Saint-Martin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Franleu.

History

Old homes shape Franleu: 31% were built before 1919, more than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns

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

Franleu sits above both Somme’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Franleu, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
2014
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Franleu than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: 16% of adults

That puts Franleu below both Somme’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). 18% of residents are children under 15.

42.5median age
FranleuSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Franleu
FranleuSomme medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4423%21%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+23%25%22%
No diploma27%28%19%
CAP or BEP33%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education16%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Franleu, 8.1%, runs below Somme’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Franleu is below both Somme’s towns (14.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Franleu has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 4.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Franleu, 0.2 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Franleu costs less than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.20/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Franleu comes below both Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€10.20/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Franleu€10.20/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€10.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.13 to €12.79/m² a month)
€8.02/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Franleu

11pages on Franleu

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Franleu

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Franleu yet.

How we find them →

Franleu’s neighbors

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

All towns in Somme →
Friville-EscarbotinAbbevilleEuMers-les-BainsBlangy-sur-BresleRueFriville-EscarbotinAbbevilleEuMers-les-BainsBlangy-sur-BresleRueFranleu
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Franleu501—————
Friville-Escarbotin4,3064.4CB+DD
Abbeville22,3958.6DB−DC−
Eu Seine-Maritime6,49911CB−C−C−
Mers-les-Bains2,54011C−C−CD
Blangy-sur-Bresle Seine-Maritime2,81912CA−CD
Rue2,98712C+C+BB−

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

About Franleu

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Franleu is a commune of 501 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Baie 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
501 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de la Baie de Somme
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.5 km²)
INSEE code
80345

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.