Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 98 residents in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Laleu out for now. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Laleu does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Laleu as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Apré, in Warlus, 1.2 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 Laleu.
Over-65s are 28% of the population. 14% are under 15, below Somme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Among adults, 30% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Laleu | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 8.9%. No commute at all: 13.6% of working residents in Laleu at the census.
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.
Collège pupils travel 1.7 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gabrielle-Marie ScellierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 48 | 96%+7 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.
House rents are put at about €8.23/m² a month. Laleu recorded 1 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Laleu. Best known first.
Nothing in Laleu 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 Laleu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laleu | 98 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flixecourt | 3,221 | 8.3 | C | B+ | C | D |
| Ailly-sur-Somme | 3,003 | 12 | B+ | B− | A | D |
| Abbeville | 22,395 | 12 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle Seine-Maritime | 2,819 | 14 | C | A− | C | D |
| Saleux | 2,739 | 15 | B | D | A | D |
| Salouël | 4,179 | 15 | A+ | C− | A+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Laleu is a commune of 98 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.