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GueschartSomme

A town of 361 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Gueschart a good place to live?

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

What makes Gueschart stand out

The one thing Gueschart does most differently from other towns.

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Gueschart’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Gueschart’s story

No historic monuments in Gueschart

The Culture ministry lists no building in Gueschart as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Auxi-le-Château, 4.7 mi away.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gueschart.

Who lives here

Children make up 22% of Gueschart, above Somme’s towns and compared French towns

The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.1% of the town, below Somme’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults.

39.8median age
GueschartSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Gueschart
GueschartSomme medianFrance median
Under 1522%16%17%
15–249.1%12%11%
25–4427%21%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+18%25%22%
No diploma20%28%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat24%17%18%
Higher education23%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Gueschart, 8.5%, runs below Somme’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income was €23,750 a year per consumption unit, close to Somme’s towns (€22,835) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Gueschart counts 0.6 jobs (100 jobs, 150 workers). At the census, 11.0% of commuters got to work without a car.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%
On foot5%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
100
jobs based in Gueschart, 0.6 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,750
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Gueschart costs less than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.34/m² a month

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

9 houses and apartments changed hands in Gueschart from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.49/m² a month.

€10.34/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Gueschart€10.34/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€10.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.62 to €12.40/m² a month)
€7.49/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 Gueschart

11pages on Gueschart

Landmarks

Nothing in Gueschart is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Gueschart

2 notable people were born in Gueschart.

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Gueschart’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 →
Auxi-le-ChâteauHesdin-la-ForêtAbbevilleFréventRueDoullensAuxi-le-ChâteauHesdin-la-ForêtAbbevilleFréventRueDoullensGueschart
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Gueschart361—————
Auxi-le-Château Pas-de-Calais2,5474.5C+A−C−C
Hesdin-la-Forêt Pas-de-Calais4,4809.4CB+D−A−
Abbeville22,39512DB−DC−
Frévent Pas-de-Calais3,25912B−ADD
Rue2,98715C+C+BB−
Doullens5,75116C+A−D−D

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

About Gueschart

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Gueschart is a commune of 361 people in the Communauté de communes Ponthieu-Marquenterre. 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
361 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Ponthieu-Marquenterre
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
5 sq mi (13 km²)
INSEE code
80396

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.