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1,622 people live in this town in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Hornoy-le-Bourg a good place to live?

Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on jobs & income: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 8.2% unemployment. Walkability is weaker too (C+) — 47% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.

Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Hornoy-le-Bourg 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.

StrongestACost of livingWeakestDHealth

How Hornoy-le-Bourg grades

Each subject compares Hornoy-le-Bourg with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.

How grading works

Hornoy-le-Bourg has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesAOpen →HealthNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carC+Open →Jobs & income8.2% unemploymentC+Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

What makes Hornoy-le-Bourg stand out

The one thing Hornoy-le-Bourg does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de Selincourt
Château de Selincourt · Inscrit · Photo: Ybroc · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hornoy-le-Bourg’s story

Hornoy-le-Bourg in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Hornoy-le-Bourg, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1960.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Clotaire Baroux, born in 1881, is the one person born in Hornoy-le-Bourg before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1960First protected: Halle en bois
  • 2003Most recently protected: Château de Selincourt
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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Hornoy-le-Bourg, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Halle en bois: Photo: Claude villetaneuse · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Selincourt: Photo: Ybroc · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hornoy-le-Bourg.

HousingCost of living A

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Hornoy-le-Bourg than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.39/m² a month

€1,315/m²median sale price

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

The median sale price was €1,315/m², lower than both Somme’s towns (€1,799/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 50 homes were sold in Hornoy-le-Bourg.

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Hornoy-le-Bourg€1,315/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Somme median€1,799/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,315/m²50
€8.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.58 to €10.69/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth D

Hornoy-le-Bourg has a higher adjusted death rate than 89% of compared French towns

+8%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

The nearest emergency department to Hornoy-le-Bourg is Chu Amiens Sud, 16.2 mi away. Adjusted for age and care homes, Hornoy-le-Bourg records 108 deaths per 100 expected, about level with Somme’s towns (105) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 246 residents of Hornoy-le-Bourg died, against 174 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 42% more. Women in Somme live to 84 on average and men to 78.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw142
Adjusted108
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Hornoy-le-Bourg · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
16.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu Amiens Sud
16.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu Amiens Sud
84 · 78.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Somme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.

Work & commuteJobs & income C+

Unemployment in Hornoy-le-Bourg, 8.2%, runs below Somme’s towns and compared French towns

8%walk, cycle or take transit

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.5% of commuters at the census. The median disposable income was €24,230 a year per consumption unit, above Somme’s towns (€22,835) but below compared French towns (€25,970).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
450
jobs based in Hornoy-le-Bourg, 0.7 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 39% of compared French towns

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

History

Hornoy-le-Bourg keeps more of its old housing than Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919

2historic monuments

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Hornoy-le-Bourg, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
16th c.
oldest protected part
1960
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Hornoy-le-Bourg has fewer young adults than Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 10% are 15 to 24

46.1median age

Among adults, 23% have a degree. Hornoy-le-Bourg has a median age of 46.1. Over-65s are 25% of the population.

Hornoy-le-BourgSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education23%

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 Hornoy-le-Bourg
Hornoy-le-BourgSomme medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–2410%12%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+25%25%22%
No diploma25%28%19%
CAP or BEP25%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education23%21%30%

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

Safety

Hornoy-le-Bourg has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

4.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Of the graded crimes in Hornoy-le-Bourg, family violence came up most often (2025). 2025 saw 15 offenses recorded in the town. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 4.4 violent offenses and 6.6 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents.

Recorded by type · 2025

Family violence10
Criminal damage5
Armed robbery0

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.

4.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
40.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published

Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 40.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hornoy-le-Bourg

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Nearby attractions

Château de Selincourt and 3 more in and around Hornoy-le-Bourg

Heritage in and near Hornoy-le-Bourg. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Hornoy-le-Bourg

One notable person was born in Hornoy-le-Bourg.

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About Hornoy-le-Bourg

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Hornoy-le-Bourg is a commune of 1,622 people in the Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest. 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
1,622 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
19.9 sq mi (51.6 km²)
INSEE code
80443

Hornoy-le-Bourg’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 →
GrandvilliersBlangy-sur-BresleFlixecourtAilly-sur-SommeSaleuxSalouëlGrandvilliersBlangy-sur-BresleFlixecourtAilly-sur-SommeSaleuxSalouëlHornoy-le-Bourg
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Hornoy-le-Bourg1,622——A—D
Grandvilliers Oise2,78612C−BDC−
Blangy-sur-Bresle Seine-Maritime2,81914CA−CD
Flixecourt3,22115CB+CD
Ailly-sur-Somme3,00315B+B−AD
Saleux2,73915BDAD
Salouël4,17916A+C−A+A

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

Questions about Hornoy-le-Bourg

Is Hornoy-le-Bourg safe?

Hornoy-le-Bourg has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.

Is Hornoy-le-Bourg expensive to live in?

Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Hornoy-le-Bourg grades A for cost of living.

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 November 9, 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.