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The town has 1,196 residents and lies in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Nouvion’s schools beat most: brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,771/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Ponthieu-Marquenterre. Jobs & income is its weak spot — 0.8 jobs per working resident; 13.7% unemployment.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Nouvion has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Nouvion does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Nouvion 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.
Nouvion has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Nouvion as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de la Nativité-de-la-Vierge, in Forest-l'Abbaye, 2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nouvion.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 7.5 mi away. The brevet pass rate near Nouvion is 90.0%, about level with Somme’s towns (90.6%) and above compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques PrévertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 59 | 90%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 115 residents of Nouvion died, against 121 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Nouvion is Ch Abbeville, 8 mi away. 3 GPs practise in the town. In Somme, women can expect to live 84 years and men 78.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 C+ to A.
The median disposable income was €23,150 a year per consumption unit, about level with Somme’s towns (€22,835) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 13.7%. Bus, tram or train carried 2.2% of working residents in Nouvion to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, close to Somme’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 16% of the population here. Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Nouvion | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 34% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,771/m²: 35 houses and apartments sold in Nouvion between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €9.72/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.63/m² a month, close to Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,771/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Nouvion is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nouvion yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nouvion | 1,196 | — | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Rue | 2,987 | 6.3 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Abbeville | 22,395 | 7.8 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Friville-Escarbotin | 4,306 | 13 | C | B+ | D | D |
| Verton Pas-de-Calais | 2,571 | 14 | — | C | — | C |
| Auxi-le-Château Pas-de-Calais | 2,547 | 15 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Rang-du-Fliers Pas-de-Calais | 4,297 | 16 | D | C | C | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Nouvion has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 4.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns. 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 €1,771/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Nouvion grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Nouvion is a commune of 1,196 people in the Communauté de communes Ponthieu-Marquenterre. 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.