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Fresnoy-lès-RoyeSomme

The town, home to 286 people, lies in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Fresnoy-lès-Roye a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Fresnoy-lès-Roye falls below the line for grades.

Fresnoy-lès-Roye’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Fresnoy-lès-Roye’s story

1 historic monument, 1 classé

Fresnoy-lès-Roye has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1897.

Jean-François Gantois, born in 1767, is the one person born in Fresnoy-lès-Roye before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1897First protected: Croix en pierre
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fresnoy-lès-Roye.

History

Fresnoy-lès-Roye: 1 historic monument, 1 classé

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

Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Fresnoy-lès-Roye is Croix en pierre. Homes built before 1919 account for 6.7% of the housing.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1897
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: 18% of people in Fresnoy-lès-Roye are under 15, more than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns

22% of adults hold a degree, near Somme’s towns (21%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Fresnoy-lès-Roye by age and the one in the middle is 44.8. The 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents.

44.8median age
Fresnoy-lès-RoyeSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fresnoy-lès-Roye
Fresnoy-lès-RoyeSomme medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–2412%12%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+23%25%22%
No diploma20%28%19%
CAP or BEP33%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education22%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Fresnoy-lès-Roye, 7.4%, runs below Somme’s towns and compared French towns

Median disposable income comes to €26,090 a year per consumption unit. 100 jobs are based in Fresnoy-lès-Roye, for 150 working residents (0.7 per worker). The census found 5.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Bicycle3%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Fresnoy-lès-Roye, 0.7 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

85.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.6 points below the expected rate

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

The closest lycée for the general bac is 10.4 mi off. The nearest collège is 2.3 mi away.

85.7%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Fresnoy-lès-Roye85.7%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Louise MichelNearest collègeCollègeCollège9375%−8 pts
Collège Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège70100%+7 pts
85.7%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1.6 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Fresnoy-lès-Roye is €12.75/m² a month

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

The market in Fresnoy-lès-Roye: 10 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€12.75/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fresnoy-lès-Roye€12.75/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€12.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.62 to €15.31/m² a month)
€7.69/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 Fresnoy-lès-Roye

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Landmarks

Fresnoy-lès-Roye has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Fresnoy-lès-Roye

One notable person was born in Fresnoy-lès-Roye.

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Fresnoy-lès-Roye’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 →
RoyeRosières-en-SanterreMontdidierMoreuilHamVillers-BretonneuxRoyeRosières-en-SanterreMontdidierMoreuilHamVillers-BretonneuxFresnoy-lès-Roye
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fresnoy-lès-Roye286—————
Roye5,8332.6C−BD−C−
Rosières-en-Santerre2,8946.3CBB−C
Montdidier5,93511DBDD−
Moreuil3,93613B−A−CD−
Ham4,37814DA−D−D
Villers-Bretonneux4,64715ABAC−

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

About Fresnoy-lès-Roye

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Fresnoy-lès-Roye is a commune of 286 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Roye. 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
286 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Grand Roye
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3 sq mi (7.7 km²)
INSEE code
80359

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 November 4, 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.