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A town of 3,936 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Moreuil grades B− overall: better than 55% of compared French towns, and #8 of 24 in Somme. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,617/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Avre Luce Noye. Its strongest is schools (A): brevet results 3 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Moreuil does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Moreuil 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 Moreuil; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.
2.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moreuil.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 381 deaths in Moreuil from 2016 to 2025; there were 566, 48% more. The nearest emergency department to Moreuil is Ch Chimr Montdidier, 9.7 mi away. Average lifespans in Somme: 84 years for women, 78.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. There are 7 general practitioners locally.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 9.6 mi to the nearest lycée. For exam results, it comes #4 of 24 in Somme.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 97 | 94%+3 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.
Behind the median of €1,617/m²: 112 houses and apartments sold in Moreuil between July 2023 and June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 112 homes were sold in the town.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,617/m² | 112 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Jobs based in Moreuil number 1,850, against 1,600 residents in work (1.1 per worker). 12.7% of the labour force were unemployed, between Somme’s towns (14.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,770 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Of the graded crimes in Moreuil, criminal damage came up most often (2025). 2025 saw 104 offenses recorded in the town. Graded property crimes ran at 15.8 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 11.3 (2023–2025 average).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 3.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century. 2.5% of its homes were built before 1919, below Somme’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by 24% of adults, between Somme’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 are 12% of the population. Half of Moreuil is older than 43.9, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Moreuil | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Moreuil has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Vast: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain
2 notable people were born in Moreuil.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreuil | 3,936 | — | B− | A− | C | D− |
| Ailly-sur-Noye | 2,648 | 5.4 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Boves | 3,234 | 6.4 | A | C | A− | C− |
| Villers-Bretonneux | 4,647 | 6.6 | A | B | A | C− |
| Longueau | 5,680 | 8.6 | C− | C− | C− | C |
| Corbie | 5,982 | 9.4 | B | B | B | D− |
| Montdidier | 5,935 | 9.7 | D | B | D | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #14 of 24 in Somme.
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns and #4 of 24 in Somme. 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 €1,617/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Moreuil grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Moreuil is a commune of 3,936 people in the Communauté de communes Avre Luce Noye. 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.