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FransuSomme

A town of 193 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Fransu a good place to live?

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

Château de Fransu
Château de Fransu · Inscrit · Photo: isamiga76 + Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) (retaillage/"crop" et traitement numérique) · CC BY 2.0
Fransu’s story

Fransu in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2004.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2004First protected: Château de Fransu
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The data

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.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
2004
first monument protected

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

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

About 120 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fransu
FransuSomme medianFrance median
Under 1527%16%17%
15–248.7%12%11%
25–4426%21%23%
45–6417%26%26%
65+21%25%22%
No diploma22%28%19%
CAP or BEP31%26%26%
Baccalauréat24%17%18%
Higher education17%21%30%

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
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

86.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 7.6 points above the expected rate

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

The town’s pupils have a collège 2.6 mi away. General-bac pupils go 11.2 mi to the nearest lycée.

86.1%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Fransu86.1%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège du Val de NièvreNearest collègeCollègeCollège7279%+4 pts
Collège du Bois l'EauBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège5895%+12 pts
86.1%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +7.6 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Fransu costs less than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.45/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 3 homes in Fransu.

€9.45/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fransu€9.45/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€9.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.87 to €11.35/m² a month)
€7.88/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Fransu and 3 more in and around Fransu

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Fransu. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fransu

13pages on Fransu

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Fransu: Photo: isamiga76 + Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) (retaillage/"crop" et traitement numérique) · CC BY 2.0

Famous people from Fransu

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

How we find them →

Fransu’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 →
FlixecourtAuxi-le-ChâteauAbbevilleDoullensAilly-sur-SommeFréventFlixecourtAuxi-le-ChâteauAbbevilleDoullensAilly-sur-SommeFréventFransu
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fransu193—————
Flixecourt3,2216.7CB+CD
Auxi-le-Château Pas-de-Calais2,5478.4C+A−C−C
Abbeville22,39511DB−DC−
Doullens5,75111C+A−D−D
Ailly-sur-Somme3,00314B+B−AD
Frévent Pas-de-Calais3,25914B−ADD

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

Population
193 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Nièvre et Somme
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.2 sq mi (5.7 km²)
INSEE code
80348

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.