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MorchainSomme

A town of 362 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Morchain a good place to live?

Morchain is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

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

No historic monuments in Morchain

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

The nearest classé monument is Chapelle de Briost, in Saint-Christ-Briost, 3.9 mi away.

3.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Morchain.

Who lives here

Children make up 22% of Morchain, above Somme’s towns and compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population. 16% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Somme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 19% of adults.

40.2median age
MorchainSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Morchain
MorchainSomme medianFrance median
Under 1522%16%17%
15–2412%12%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+16%25%22%
No diploma25%28%19%
CAP or BEP29%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education19%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Morchain walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 3.5%

The jobless rate is 11.5%. Jobs based in Morchain number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €23,660 a year per consumption unit, about level with Somme’s towns (€22,835) and below compared French towns (€25,970).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
50
jobs based in Morchain, 0.3 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,660
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

82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate

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

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 9.3 mi away. The nearest collège is 2.9 mi away.

82.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Morchain82.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollègeCollège5082%−6 pts
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate
2.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Morchain costs less than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.12/m² a month

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

13 houses and apartments changed hands in Morchain from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.12/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Morchain€10.12/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€10.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.18 to €12.52/m² a month)
€7.63/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 Morchain

12pages on Morchain

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Morchain

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Morchain yet.

How we find them →

Morchain’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 →
HamPéronneRoyeRosières-en-SanterreNoyonGauchyHamPéronneRoyeRosières-en-SanterreNoyonGauchyMorchain
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Morchain362—————
Ham4,3788.1DA−D−D
Péronne7,0909DB+D−D
Roye5,8339.1C−BD−C−
Rosières-en-Santerre2,8949.6CBB−C
Noyon Oise12,97116DB−D−C−
Gauchy Aisne5,18316DBCD−

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

About Morchain

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Morchain is a commune of 362 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Est de la Somme. 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
362 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Est de la Somme
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.3 sq mi (5.9 km²)
INSEE code
80568

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.