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LimeuxSomme

A town of 142 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Limeux a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Limeux

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Christophe, in Mareuil-Caubert, 3.5 mi away.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Limeux.

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Limeux, above Somme’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below Somme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Among adults, 21% have a degree. Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.

44.5median age
LimeuxSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

56% women, 44% men

About 80 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Limeux
LimeuxSomme medianFrance median
Under 1520%16%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+18%25%22%
No diploma24%28%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education21%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Limeux are out of work than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.0%

3.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €25,250 a year per consumption unit, above Somme’s towns (€22,835) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.7% of working residents in Limeux didn’t travel to work at all.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Limeux, 0.2 per working resident
3.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,250
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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Limeux is €10.90/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.02/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 6 homes were sold in Limeux.

€10.90/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Limeux€10.90/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€10.90/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.05 to €13.13/m² a month)
€8.02/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Frucourt and 2 more in and around Limeux

Heritage in and near Limeux. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Limeux

12pages on Limeux

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Limeux

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Limeux yet.

How we find them →

Limeux’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 →
AbbevilleBlangy-sur-BresleFlixecourtFriville-EscarbotinEuAbbevilleBlangy-sur-BresleFlixecourtFriville-EscarbotinEuLimeux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Limeux142—————
Abbeville22,3956.1DB−DC−
Blangy-sur-Bresle Seine-Maritime2,81910CA−CD
Flixecourt3,22112CB+CD
Friville-Escarbotin4,30613CB+DD
Eu Seine-Maritime6,49918CB−C−C−

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

About Limeux

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Limeux is a commune of 142 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Baie 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
142 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de la Baie de Somme
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.6 km²)
INSEE code
80482

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.