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MoriselSomme

A town of 469 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Morisel a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Morisel

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Agnan, in Grivesnes, 5.4 mi away.

2.2% 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 Morisel.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Morisel than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15

That puts Morisel below both Somme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). 13% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

47.1median age
MoriselSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education17%

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 Morisel
MoriselSomme medianFrance median
Under 1514%16%17%
15–2413%12%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+22%25%22%
No diploma26%28%19%
CAP or BEP31%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education17%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Morisel, 8.3%, runs below Somme’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Morisel is below both Somme’s towns (14.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Morisel has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 6.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport5%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Morisel, 0.2 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

94.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

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

In the comparison, Morisel comes above both Somme’s towns (90.6%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

94.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Morisel94.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollègeCollège9794%+3 pts
94.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate
0.6 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 Morisel costs less than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.08/m² a month

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

For Morisel, that is below both Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€10.08/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Morisel€10.08/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€10.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.27 to €12.29/m² a month)
€8.09/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 Morisel

12pages on Morisel

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Morisel

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

How we find them →

Morisel’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 →
MoreuilAilly-sur-NoyeBovesVillers-BretonneuxLongueauMontdidierMoreuilAilly-sur-NoyeBovesVillers-BretonneuxLongueauMontdidierMorisel
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Morisel469—————
Moreuil3,9360.6B−A−CD−
Ailly-sur-Noye2,6485ABA−B−
Boves3,2346.7ACA−C−
Villers-Bretonneux4,6477.2ABAC−
Longueau5,6808.8C−C−C−C
Montdidier5,9359.4DBDD−

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

About Morisel

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Morisel is a commune of 469 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

Population
469 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Avre Luce Noye
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.5 km²)
INSEE code
80571

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.