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Home to 87 people, this town lies in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Lachapelle out for now. It skews young: 15% of residents are 15 to 24.
The one thing Lachapelle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lachapelle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Denis, in Poix-de-Picardie, 1.3 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lachapelle.
Those 65 and older account for 16% of residents. Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, above Somme’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The age that splits Lachapelle in two is 37.8.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Lachapelle | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 16.8 mi away. The closest collège is 1.4 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des FontainesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 97 | 86%−2 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.
1 houses and apartments changed hands in Lachapelle from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.12/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lachapelle 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 Lachapelle yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachapelle | 87 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grandvilliers Oise | 2,786 | 6.9 | C− | B | D | C− |
| Crèvecœur-le-Grand Oise | 3,462 | 12 | A− | B− | B+ | A+ |
| Saleux | 2,739 | 14 | B | D | A | D |
| Salouël | 4,179 | 15 | A+ | C− | A+ | A |
| Ailly-sur-Somme | 3,003 | 15 | B+ | B− | A | D |
| Breteuil Oise | 4,222 | 18 | C+ | C+ | D | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Lachapelle is a commune of 87 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
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.