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327 residents make their home in this town in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Gauville has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gauville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Digeon, in Morvillers-Saint-Saturnin, 1.2 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gauville.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above Somme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Typical age in Gauville: 53.6, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Gauville | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 32% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €24,650 a year per consumption unit, higher than Somme’s towns (€22,835) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 9.2%. 150 jobs are based in Gauville, for 150 working residents (1.2 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 1.9 mi off. General-bac pupils go 16.1 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Henry DunantNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 61 | 84%+10 pts |
| Collège Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 71 | 99%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 6 homes were sold in Gauville.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and gardens in and near Gauville. Best known first.
Nothing in Gauville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gauville yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gauville | 327 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grandvilliers Oise | 2,786 | 10 | C− | B | D | C− |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle Seine-Maritime | 2,819 | 13 | C | A− | C | D |
| Neufchâtel-en-Bray Seine-Maritime | 4,662 | 16 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Forges-les-Eaux Seine-Maritime | 3,642 | 16 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Crèvecœur-le-Grand Oise | 3,462 | 18 | A− | B− | B+ | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Gauville is a commune of 327 people in the Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest. 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
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.