The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Longueval; none is classé, France’s top protection. 0% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

2017

first monument protected

of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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Map1 historic monument Age of homes0% built before 1919 · Older homes Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Longueval?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

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

People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 7.9%, below Somme’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Line up the people of Longueval by age and the one in the middle is 41.4.

41.4median age

LonguevalSomme medianFrance median

Somme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

21%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat16%

Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Longueval
	Longueval	Somme median	France median
Under 15	20%	16%	17%
15–24	7.9%	12%	11%
25–44	27%	21%	23%
45–64	24%	26%	26%
65+	21%	25%	22%
No diploma	29%	28%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	16%	17%	18%
Higher education	20%	21%	30%

Full pageLongueval’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages41.4 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households120 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad1.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Longueval?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Longueval are out of work than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.0%

3.3% 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%). Longueval has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,660 a year.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

On foot2%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Bicycle1%

Public transport0%

jobs based in Longueval, 0.4 per working resident

7.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,660

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,660 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Longueval 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 Longueval from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.

€10.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Longueval€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)

€7.72/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLongueval’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.27/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Musée commémoratif sud-africain du Bois Delville and 4 more in and around Longueval

Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Longueval. Best known first.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumMusée commémoratif sud-africain du Bois Delvillein town BattlefieldBattlefieldBois des Troncsin town MuseumMuseumSouth African War Memorial Visitor's Centrein town AttractionAttractionMémorial à la 38e division galloise3.7 km west, in Carnoy-Mametz AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Eaucourt4.5 km north, in Le Sars

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Longueval

12pages on Longueval

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.3 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing7 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41.4 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Longueval has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

mémorial sud-africain et Delville Wood CemeteryFunerary monument

Classé

Entonnoir de mines de La BoisselleFunerary monument · 20th c. · in Ovillers-la-Boisselle, 4.8 mi

Classé

Église Notre-DameChurch · 20th c. · in Rocquigny, 6 mi

Classé

Basilique de Notre-Dame-de-BrébièresChurch · 19th & 20th c. · in Albert, 7.1 mi

Photo credits

mémorial sud-africain et Delville Wood Cemetery: Photo: Carcharoth (Commons) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Longueval

One notable person was born in Longueval.

Their page →

Jean Nicolas DemarquayFrench surgeon (1814–1875)

Longueval’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 →

BapaumeAlbertPéronneRosières-en-SanterreCorbieBeaurainsLongueval

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Longueval	292	—	—	—	—	—
Bapaume Pas-de-Calais	3,779	5.8	D	B⁺	D⁻	D
Albert	9,521	7.1	C⁻	B	D	D
Péronne	7,090	8.6	D	B⁺	D⁻	D
Rosières-en-Santerre	2,894	15	C	B	B⁻	C
Corbie	5,982	15	B	B	B	D⁻
Beaurains Pas-de-Calais	5,559	17	C⁺	C⁺	C⁺	C⁻

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

About Longueval

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Longueval is a commune of 292 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Somme (Combles - Péronne - Roisel). 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: 292 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Haute Somme (Combles - Péronne - Roisel)
Département: Somme (80)
Région: Hauts-de-France
Area: 3.3 sq mi (8.6 km²)
INSEE code: 80490

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.