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216 people live in this town in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Monsures a good place to live?

There are no grades for Monsures: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Claude villetaneuse · CC0
Monsures’ story

Monsures in pictures

Monsures has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Monsures before 1900, the earliest Louis Léger Thierry, in 1746.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monsures.

History

Old homes shape Monsures: 39% were built before 1919, more than in both Somme’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Monsures has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 17th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Monsures are 15 to 24: 9.7%, fewer than in both Somme’s towns and compared French towns

Graduates make up 32% of adults. Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with both Somme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Nearly a quarter of residents have reached 65.

44.7median age
MonsuresSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Monsures
MonsuresSomme medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–249.7%12%11%
25–4425%21%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+23%25%22%
No diploma19%28%19%
CAP or BEP25%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education32%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Monsures has lower unemployment than Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 8.5%

6.1% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. 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).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
0
jobs based in Monsures, 0.2 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

96.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 12.8 mi away. The closest collège is 1.8 mi off.

96.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Monsures96.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jules FerryNearest collègeCollègeCollège10096%+4 pts
96.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
1.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run higher in Monsures than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: €13.44/m² a month

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

7 houses and apartments changed hands in Monsures from July 2023 to June 2026.

€13.44/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Monsures€13.44/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€13.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.11 to €16.26/m² a month)
€10.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Monsures

12pages on Monsures

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Monsures

2 notable people were born in Monsures.

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Monsures’ 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 →
BreteuilCrèvecœur-le-GrandAilly-sur-NoyeSaleuxGrandvilliersSalouëlBreteuilCrèvecœur-le-GrandAilly-sur-NoyeSaleuxGrandvilliersSalouëlMonsures
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Monsures216—————
Breteuil Oise4,2227.7C+C+DB
Crèvecœur-le-Grand Oise3,4628.3A−B−B+A+
Ailly-sur-Noye2,6489.2ABA−B−
Saleux2,73911BDAD
Grandvilliers Oise2,78611C−BDC−
Salouël4,17911A+C−A+A

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

About Monsures

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Monsures is a commune of 216 people in the Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest. 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
216 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.5 sq mi (9 km²)
INSEE code
80558

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.