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Hénencourt’s story

Hénencourt in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Hénencourt: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Augustin Louis Charles de Lameth, born in 1755, is the one person born in Hénencourt before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hénencourt.

History

Old homes shape Hénencourt: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns

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

The protected list starts in the 17th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

17th c.

oldest protected part

1984

first monument protected

Full pageHénencourt’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes15% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Hénencourt?”

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

Who lives here

Few people in Hénencourt are 65 or over: 21%, below Somme’s towns and compared French towns

Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree, higher than Somme’s towns (21%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Hénencourt has a median age of 41.4. People aged 15 to 24 make up 12% of the town.

41.4median age

HénencourtSomme medianFrance median

Somme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

12%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%

CAP or BEP24%

Baccalauréat28%

Higher education26%

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 Hénencourt
	Hénencourt	Somme median	France median
Under 15	16%	16%	17%
15–24	12%	12%	11%
25–44	27%	21%	23%
45–64	25%	26%	26%
65+	21%	25%	22%
No diploma	17%	28%	19%
CAP or BEP	24%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	28%	17%	18%
Higher education	26%	21%	30%

Full pageHénencourt’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages41.4 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households80 households · 2.6 people per household Born abroad0.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Hénencourt?”

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

Work & commute

Hénencourt is better off than Somme’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €27,230 a year per consumption unit

Unemployment stood at 10.0%, lower than Somme’s towns (14.3%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 3.3% of working residents in Hénencourt at the census.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving96%

Motorbike or scooter1%

On foot0%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Hénencourt, 0.1 per working resident

10.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€27,230

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€27,230 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.1 per working resident

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Hénencourt than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.27/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €7.81/m² a month. 7 houses and apartments changed hands in Hénencourt from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Hénencourt€10.27/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Somme median€11.47/m²

€10.27/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.51 to €12.39/m² a month)

€7.81/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageHénencourt’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.27/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hénencourt

11pages on Hénencourt

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14.1 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing7 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41.4 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

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Classé

Basilique de Notre-Dame-de-BrébièresChurch · 19th & 20th c. · in Albert, 3.7 mi

Classé

Menhir dit la Pierre d'OblicampStanding stone · Prehistory · in Bavelincourt, 4.1 mi

Classé

Chapelle sépulcrale des MaillyFunerary monument · 18th c. · in Mailly-Maillet, 5.3 mi

Classé

Entonnoir de mines de La BoisselleFunerary monument · 20th c. · in Ovillers-la-Boisselle, 6 mi

Famous people from Hénencourt

One notable person was born in Hénencourt.

Their page →

Augustin Louis Charles de LamethFrench politician (1755-1837)

Hénencourt’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 →

AlbertCorbieVillers-BretonneuxCamonRiveryLongueauHénencourt

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Hénencourt	194	—	—	—	—	—
Albert	9,521	3.8	C⁻	B	D	D
Corbie	5,982	6.8	B	B	B	D⁻
Villers-Bretonneux	4,647	9.4	A	B	A	C⁻
Camon	4,359	12	B⁻	C⁻	C⁺	B⁻
Rivery	3,636	13	B⁻	C⁻	C	B⁺
Longueau	5,680	13	C⁻	C⁻	C⁻	C

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

About Hénencourt

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Hénencourt is a commune of 194 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

Population: 194 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Val de Somme
Département: Somme (80)
Région: Hauts-de-France
Area: 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km²)
INSEE code: 80429

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.