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Le HamelSomme

A town of 492 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Le Hamel a good place to live?

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

Le Hamel’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Le Hamel’s story

No historic monuments in Le Hamel

The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Hamel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre de Lamotte, in Lamotte-Warfusée, 2.4 mi away.

1.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Australian Corps Memorial Park and 4 more in and around Le Hamel

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Le Hamel. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Hamel.

Who lives here

Few people in Le Hamel are 15 to 24: 8.5%, fewer than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns

25% of adults hold a degree, higher than Somme’s towns (21%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents. Residents of Le Hamel have a median age of 42.5.

42.5median age
Le HamelSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education25%

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 Le Hamel
Le HamelSomme medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–248.5%12%11%
25–4429%21%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+19%25%22%
No diploma22%28%19%
CAP or BEP31%26%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education25%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Le Hamel walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3%

Unemployment stood at 11.7%, below Somme’s towns (14.3%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). Le Hamel has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.1 per worker. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,520 a year.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Le Hamel, 0.1 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.2 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

General-bac pupils go 7.8 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2.8 mi off.

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Le Hamel90.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Sainte-Colette PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège69100%+6 pts

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90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1.2 pts against the expected rate
2.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Le Hamel costs less than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.27/m² a month

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

Sales in Le Hamel from July 2023 to June 2026: 16 houses and apartments.

€10.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Hamel€10.27/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€10.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.51 to €12.39/m² a month)
€7.81/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 Le Hamel

13pages on Le Hamel

Landmarks

Nothing in Le Hamel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Le Hamel

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Hamel as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Le Hamel’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 →
CorbieVillers-BretonneuxAlbertRosières-en-SanterreBovesMoreuilCorbieVillers-BretonneuxAlbertRosières-en-SanterreBovesMoreuilLe Hamel
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Hamel492—————
Corbie5,9823BBBD−
Villers-Bretonneux4,6473.3ABAC−
Albert9,5217.6C−BDD
Rosières-en-Santerre2,8948.3CBB−C
Boves3,2348.9ACA−C−
Moreuil3,9369.5B−A−CD−

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

About Le Hamel

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Le Hamel is a commune of 492 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de Somme. 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
492 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val de Somme
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.5 sq mi (9.2 km²)
INSEE code
80411

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.