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A town of 624 in Somme, Hauts-de-France. Only 16% of residents are 65 or over.
Hamelet is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Hamelet does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Hamelet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye, in Corbie, 0.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Hamelet. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hamelet.
One measure of family life: a fifth of residents are under 15. 13% of residents are 15 to 24, above both Somme’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 36% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Hamelet | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Hamelet number 50, against 300 residents in work (0.1 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,590 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 5.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
Collège pupils travel 0.9 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Sainte-Colette PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 69 | 100%+6 pts |
| Collège Jacques BrelBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 117 | 94%+4 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 22 homes in Hamelet.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Hamelet 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 Hamelet yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Hamelet is a commune of 624 people in the Communauté de communes du Val 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) · 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.