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MoislainsSomme

A town of 1,109 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Moislains a good place to live?

Moislains has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Moislains stand out

The 2 things Moislains does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Moislains grades

Each subject compares Moislains 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.

How grading works

Jobs & income18.2% unemploymentD−Open →Cost of livingA−Open →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns · less sure: likely between D and BCOpen →Walkability86% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workC+Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

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

No historic monuments in Moislains

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

The nearest classé monument is Ancien Collège des Jésuites ou grand séminaire, in Cambrai, 1.7 mi away.

3.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moislains.

HousingCost of living A−

Buying in Moislains costs less than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,081/m²

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

Advertised rents are estimated at €9.74/m² a month, below both Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 43 houses and apartments changed hands in Moislains from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.30/m² a month.

€1,081/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Moislains€1,081/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Somme median€1,799/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,081/m²43
€9.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.03 to €11.80/m² a month)
3.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.30/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,420
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Haute Somme (Combles - Péronne - Roisel)

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth C

More deaths than expected: Moislains is above 74% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Moislains come to 97 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 120 residents of Moislains died, against 123 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. Also worth knowing: in Somme, women can expect to live 84 years and men 78.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.

−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw97
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Moislains · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Peronne
16.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Saint Quentin
84 · 78.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Somme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Moislains than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: 14% of adults

27% of residents are 65 or over, above Somme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. The median resident of Moislains is 49.2 years old.

49.2median age
MoislainsSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma36%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education14%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Moislains
MoislainsSomme medianFrance median
Under 1514%16%17%
15–248.9%12%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+27%25%22%
No diploma36%28%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education14%21%30%

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

Work & commuteJobs & income D−

More people in Moislains are out of work than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: 18.2%

5.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €22,940 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Moislains, 0.3 per working resident
18.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 39% of compared French towns

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

Safety

Moislains has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

Graded property crimes ran at 5.8 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 2.7 (2023–2025 average). Police and gendarmerie figures for Moislains show 7 offenses in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.

2.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage7
Sexual violence0
Armed robbery0
Theft from vehicles0

Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.

2.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
75.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published

Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, other physical violence, burglary and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (75.5% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Moislains

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Moislains

2 notable people were born in Moislains.

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Moislains’ 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 →
PéronneBapaumeMasnièresAlbertProvilleRosières-en-SanterrePéronneBapaumeMasnièresAlbertProvilleRosières-en-SanterreMoislains
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Moislains1,109——A−—C
Péronne7,0904.3DB+D−D
Bapaume Pas-de-Calais3,7799.2DB+D−D
Masnières Nord2,68914B+A−BD
Albert9,52114C−BDD
Proville Nord3,20616B+B+A−C−
Rosières-en-Santerre2,89417CBB−C

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

Questions about Moislains

Is Moislains safe?

Moislains has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.

Is Moislains expensive to live in?

Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Moislains grades A− for cost of living.

About Moislains

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Moislains is a commune of 1,109 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
1,109 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Somme (Combles - Péronne - Roisel)
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
8 sq mi (20.8 km²)
INSEE code
80552

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.