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A town in Somme, Hauts-de-France, home to 298 people.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Méneslies falls below the line for grades. 10% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Méneslies does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Méneslies as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vestiges archéologiques gallo-romains du lieudit Bois-l'Abbé, in Eu, 3.1 mi away.
24% 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 Méneslies.
Degrees are held by 23% of adults, higher than Somme’s towns (21%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town. The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Méneslies | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,570 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 11.4%, lower than Somme’s towns (14.3%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 5.4% of working residents in Méneslies didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
For collège, the closest is 3.1 mi away. Near Méneslies, 93.2% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with both Somme’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La Rose des ventsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 101 | 86%−2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent du VimeuNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 162 | 98%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Méneslies: 6 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Méneslies. Best known first.
Nothing in Méneslies 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 Méneslies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méneslies | 298 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Friville-Escarbotin | 4,306 | 2.8 | C | B+ | D | D |
| Eu Seine-Maritime | 6,499 | 3.6 | C | B− | C− | C− |
| Mers-les-Bains | 2,540 | 4.7 | C− | C− | C | D |
| Le Tréport Seine-Maritime | 4,378 | 5.5 | C− | C | C− | D− |
| Criel-sur-Mer Seine-Maritime | 2,527 | 8.2 | C− | B− | C+ | C |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle Seine-Maritime | 2,819 | 10 | C | A− | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Méneslies is a commune of 298 people in the Communauté de communes du Vimeu. 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.