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A town of 111 in Somme, Hauts-de-France. 28% of residents are 65 or over.

Is Irles a good place to live?

Irles is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Irles stand out

The one thing Irles does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: APictche · CC BY-SA 4.0
Irles’ story

Irles in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Irles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

4.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2026First protected: Église Saint-Martin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Irles.

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Irles, fewer than in Somme’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Irles below both Somme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 28% of the population.

52.3median age
IrlesSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Irles
IrlesSomme medianFrance median
Under 1513%16%17%
15–2413%12%11%
25–4416%21%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+28%25%22%
No diploma21%28%19%
CAP or BEP32%26%26%
Baccalauréat23%17%18%
Higher education20%21%30%

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

History

1 historic monument, none of them classé

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Irles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 4.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
2026
first monument protected
4.4%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

More people in Irles are out of work than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: 19.1%

On this, Irles is above both Somme’s towns (14.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Irles has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 2.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
Motorbike or scooter5%
Public transport2%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Irles, 0.2 per working resident
19.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Irles costs less than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.46/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Irles comes below both Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€10.46/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Irles€10.46/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€10.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.58 to €12.75/m² a month)
€7.64/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Irles

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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: APictche · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Irles

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Irles yet.

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Irles’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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BapaumeAlbertBeaurainsAchicourtDainvilleArrasBapaumeAlbertBeaurainsAchicourtDainvilleArrasIrles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Irles111—————
Bapaume Pas-de-Calais3,7794.3DB+D−D
Albert9,5218.4C−BDD
Beaurains Pas-de-Calais5,55911C+C+C+C−
Achicourt Pas-de-Calais7,87312CC+CD
Dainville Pas-de-Calais5,68313BCB−D
Arras Pas-de-Calais42,87513C−CDD

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

About Irles

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Irles is a commune of 111 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot. 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
111 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.4 km²)
INSEE code
80451

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.