Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 346 people, lies in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Lignières-Châtelain has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lignières-Châtelain as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Digeon, in Morvillers-Saint-Saturnin, 3.4 mi away.
23% 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 Lignières-Châtelain.
Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Somme’s towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 12% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Lignières-Châtelain | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
9.4% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Somme’s towns (14.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Lignières-Châtelain number 100, against 150 residents in work (0.5 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €24,200 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 9 homes in Lignières-Châtelain.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lignières-Châtelain is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Lignières-Châtelain.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lignières-Châtelain | 346 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grandvilliers Oise | 2,786 | 8.3 | C− | B | D | C− |
| Crèvecœur-le-Grand Oise | 3,462 | 15 | A− | B− | B+ | A+ |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle Seine-Maritime | 2,819 | 15 | C | A− | C | D |
| Saleux | 2,739 | 17 | B | D | A | D |
| Ailly-sur-Somme | 3,003 | 18 | B+ | B− | A | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Lignières-Châtelain is a commune of 346 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.