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A town of 1,285 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Méaulte has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 11% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,706/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 4.5 jobs per working resident; 7.5% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Méaulte does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Méaulte with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Méaulte; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.
2.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Other places to visit, museums and gardens in and near Méaulte. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Somme 19162.5 km north, in AlbertGardenGardenJardin public d'Albert2.3 km north, in AlbertMuseumMuseumMusée de l'Épopée de l'Industrie et de l'Aéronautique2.5 km northwest, in AlbertAttractionAttractionSite des cratères de la mine «triple tambour»4 km northeast, in FricourtPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Méaulte.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 107 residents of Méaulte died, against 96 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% more. The nearest emergency department to Méaulte is Ch Peronne, 12.5 mi away. There is one general practitioner here. In Somme, life expectancy at birth reaches 84 years for women and 78.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Half of residents lived on more than €26,520 a year per consumption unit, above Somme’s towns (€22,835) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). 5.3% of Méaulte’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Méaulte is 88.3%, below Somme’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.3 mi away. At the general lycée, 95% of 125 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 41 | 95%+10 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent LamarckNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 125 | 95%−1 pt |
| Collège Charles de Foucauld PrivateBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 64 | 100%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 20th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 2.8% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
39 sales of houses and apartments in Méaulte, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,706/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €7.72/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.17/m² a month, about level with Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,706/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, near Somme’s towns (21%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Méaulte | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Méaulte has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Méaulte as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méaulte | 1,285 | — | — | B− | — | D |
| Albert | 9,521 | 1.3 | C− | B | D | D |
| Corbie | 5,982 | 8.5 | B | B | B | D− |
| Villers-Bretonneux | 4,647 | 10 | A | B | A | C− |
| Rosières-en-Santerre | 2,894 | 12 | C | B | B− | C |
| Bapaume Pas-de-Calais | 3,779 | 12 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Péronne | 7,090 | 13 | D | B+ | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Méaulte has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 62% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,706/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Méaulte grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Méaulte is a commune of 1,285 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.