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Home to 84 people, this town lies in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Hardecourt-aux-Bois has none. 16% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Hardecourt-aux-Bois does most differently from other towns.
Hardecourt-aux-Bois has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Hardecourt-aux-Bois has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: APictche · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hardecourt-aux-Bois.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Hardecourt-aux-Bois has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Under-15s account for 22% of the population. Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, between Somme’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). Residents of Hardecourt-aux-Bois have a median age of 41.8.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Hardecourt-aux-Bois | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.7% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.3% of the labour force were unemployed, below Somme’s towns (14.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 2 homes were sold in Hardecourt-aux-Bois.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Hardecourt-aux-Bois. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Hardecourt-aux-Bois yet.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Hardecourt-aux-Bois is a commune of 84 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Somme (Combles - Péronne - Roisel). 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardecourt-aux-Bois | 84 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Péronne | 7,090 | 6.6 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Albert | 9,521 | 7.6 | C− | B | D | D |
| Bapaume Pas-de-Calais | 3,779 | 7.9 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Rosières-en-Santerre | 2,894 | 13 | C | B | B− | C |
| Corbie | 5,982 | 15 | B | B | B | D− |
| Villers-Bretonneux | 4,647 | 16 | A | B | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 8, 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.