Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 897 residents and lies in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Plachy-Buyon has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Plachy-Buyon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Wailly, in Conty, 4.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plachy-Buyon.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.5% of the town. 17% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Somme’s towns (16%). The age that splits Plachy-Buyon in two is 46.9.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Plachy-Buyon | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.5% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 7.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Plachy-Buyon holds 100 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €31,330 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
21 houses and apartments changed hands in Plachy-Buyon from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €11.57/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Plachy-Buyon. Best known first.
Nothing in Plachy-Buyon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Plachy-Buyon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plachy-Buyon | 897 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saleux | 2,739 | 3.1 | B | D | A | D |
| Salouël | 4,179 | 3.8 | A+ | C− | A+ | A |
| Amiens | 136,449 | 6.4 | D | C− | D | C− |
| Longueau | 5,680 | 7.3 | C− | C− | C− | C |
| Ailly-sur-Somme | 3,003 | 7.7 | B+ | B− | A | D |
| Rivery | 3,636 | 7.7 | B− | C− | C | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Plachy-Buyon is a commune of 897 people in the Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest. 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) · 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 November 4, 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.