Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 764 residents and lies in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Le Quesnel has none. Only 13% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Le Quesnel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Quesnel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine de Davenescourt, in Davenescourt, 4.6 mi away.
20% 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 Quesnel.
The share of residents under 15 is 20%. 14% of the population is aged 15 to 24, above both Somme’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 29% have a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Le Quesnel | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 400 residents in work, Le Quesnel has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. 5.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,700 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.
27 houses and apartments changed hands in Le Quesnel from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Quesnel 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 Le Quesnel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Quesnel | 764 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rosières-en-Santerre | 2,894 | 4.3 | C | B | B− | C |
| Moreuil | 3,936 | 6.5 | B− | A− | C | D− |
| Villers-Bretonneux | 4,647 | 8 | A | B | A | C− |
| Roye | 5,833 | 8.9 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Montdidier | 5,935 | 9.2 | D | B | D | D− |
| Corbie | 5,982 | 11 | B | B | B | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Le Quesnel is a commune of 764 people in the Communauté de communes Avre Luce Noye. 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.