Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ovillers-la-Boisselle.
History
Ovillers-la-Boisselle has 2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Ovillers-la-Boisselle is Entonnoir de mines de La Boisselle. Protection here reaches back to the 20th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 1.7% of the total, lower than both Somme’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Ovillers-la-Boisselle has fewer young adults than Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 9.1% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, higher than Somme’s towns (21%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Ovillers-la-Boisselle has a median age of 47.3 years. One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15.
47.3median age
Ovillers-la-BoisselleSomme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Incomes in Ovillers-la-Boisselle run higher than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €27,160 a year per consumption unit
Per resident in work, Ovillers-la-Boisselle counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). 9.1% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Somme’s towns (14.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, nearly one in ten commuters got to work without a car.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport6%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Ovillers-la-Boisselle, 0.3 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
95.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 8 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Ovillers-la-Boisselle is 88.3%, below Somme’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. A collège lies 2.1 mi away. At the general lycée, 95% of 125 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Ovillers-la-Boisselle
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Ovillers-la-Boisselle is a commune of 431 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot. 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
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.
