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It is a town of 329 residents in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Le Boisle is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes. Over-65s are 33% of the population.
The 2 things Le Boisle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Boisle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de la Nativité de Notre-Dame ou Saint-Riquier, in Douriez, 6.4 mi away.
30% 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 Le Boisle.
Graduates make up just over one in ten adults. People 65 and over make up a third of the town, higher than both Somme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Le Boisle is 54.9 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Le Boisle | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 44% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 11% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Somme’s towns (14.3%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Le Boisle counts 0.6 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). Households’ median disposable income: €22,960 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 21 homes were sold in Le Boisle. A house rents for an estimated €7.95/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Boisle is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Le Boisle.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Boisle | 329 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Auxi-le-Château Pas-de-Calais | 2,547 | 6.3 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Hesdin-la-Forêt Pas-de-Calais | 4,480 | 7.5 | C | B+ | D− | A− |
| Abbeville | 22,395 | 13 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Frévent Pas-de-Calais | 3,259 | 13 | B− | A | D | D |
| Rue | 2,987 | 14 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise Pas-de-Calais | 4,677 | 17 | B− | B+ | D− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Le Boisle is a commune of 329 people in the Communauté de communes Ponthieu-Marquenterre. 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 November 4, 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.