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GrivesnesSomme

Population 409: a town in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Grivesnes a good place to live?

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

Église Saint-Agnan
Église Saint-Agnan · Classé · Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Grivesnes’ story

Grivesnes in pictures

Grivesnes 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 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2005.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2005First protected: Église Saint-Agnan
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grivesnes.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 16% of people in Grivesnes are 65 or over, fewer than in both Somme’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, above Somme’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Children under 15 count for a fifth of the people here. Aged 15 to 24: 12% of residents.

39.6median age
GrivesnesSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Grivesnes
GrivesnesSomme medianFrance median
Under 1520%16%17%
15–2412%12%11%
25–4426%21%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+16%25%22%
No diploma11%28%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat25%17%18%
Higher education35%21%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Grivesnes: 12% were built before 1919, more than in both Somme’s towns and compared French towns

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century. Among the classé monuments in Grivesnes is Église Saint-Agnan.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

19th c.
oldest protected part
2005
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Grivesnes, 7.9%, runs below Somme’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income was €26,840 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Somme’s towns (€22,835). Grivesnes holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.5% of commuters travelled at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
50
jobs based in Grivesnes, 0.2 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,840
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

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Grivesnes is €12.75/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Grivesnes. House rents are put at about €8.88/m² a month.

€12.75/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Grivesnes€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)
€8.88/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 Grivesnes

11pages on Grivesnes

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

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

Famous people from Grivesnes

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

How we find them →

Grivesnes’ 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 →
MontdidierMoreuilAilly-sur-NoyeBreteuilBovesVillers-BretonneuxMontdidierMoreuilAilly-sur-NoyeBreteuilBovesVillers-BretonneuxGrivesnes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Grivesnes409—————
Montdidier5,9355.6DBDD−
Moreuil3,9366.1B−A−CD−
Ailly-sur-Noye2,6486.4ABA−B−
Breteuil Oise4,2228.6C+C+DB
Boves3,23412ACA−C−
Villers-Bretonneux4,64713ABAC−

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

About Grivesnes

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Grivesnes is a commune of 409 people in the Communauté de communes Avre Luce Noye. 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
409 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Avre Luce Noye
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
7.3 sq mi (18.9 km²)
INSEE code
80390

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.