Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fransu.
History
Old homes shape Fransu: 28% 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’s list holds 1 historic monument in Fransu; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 27% of people in Fransu are under 15, more than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns
21% 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 8.7% of residents. Degrees are held by 17% of adults.
35.7median age
FransuSomme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 120 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Fransu walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 3.0%
Half of residents lived on more than €23,890 a year per consumption unit, close to Somme’s towns (€22,835) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 12.0% are unemployed. 1.5% of Fransu’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving96%
On foot3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Fransu, 0.2 per working resident
12.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Fransu
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Fransu is a commune of 193 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.