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The town, home to 1,351 people, lies in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (B+): 67% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,463/m² takes 4.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Baie de Somme. Its weakest is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are on the low side: 0.9 jobs per working resident; 10.3% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Hallencourt has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Hallencourt does most differently from other towns.
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Hallencourt has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Hallencourt 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 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1942.
21% 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 Hallencourt.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Hallencourt is Ch Abbeville, 7.8 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 155 residents of Hallencourt died, against 120 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 29% more. Also worth knowing: women in Somme live to 84 on average and men to 78.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There is one general practitioner locally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Half of residents lived on more than €22,940 a year per consumption unit, near Somme’s towns (€22,835) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 10.3% are unemployed. No commute at all: 5.5% of working residents in Hallencourt at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.05/m² a month, close to Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €7.68/m² a month. Hallencourt recorded 33 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,463/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Under-15s account for 18% of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town. Retirement age and beyond: just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Hallencourt | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
The graded crime recorded most in Hallencourt was criminal damage (2025). 22 offenses were reported in Hallencourt during 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 5 cases of violence against people and 8.5 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and burglary go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 34.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Hallencourt has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Hallencourt as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallencourt | 1,351 | — | — | B | — | D− |
| Abbeville | 22,395 | 8 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Flixecourt | 3,221 | 9.2 | C | B+ | C | D |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle Seine-Maritime | 2,819 | 12 | C | A− | C | D |
| Ailly-sur-Somme | 3,003 | 15 | B+ | B− | A | D |
| Friville-Escarbotin | 4,306 | 16 | C | B+ | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Hallencourt has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Hallencourt grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Hallencourt is a commune of 1,351 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Baie de 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.