Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 125 in Somme, Hauts-de-France. 15% of residents are 15 to 24.
Pys is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Pys does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pys, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
4.4% 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 Pys.
In the comparison, Pys comes below both Somme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 26% of the town.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Pys | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 33% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 18% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 7.1% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pys, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 4.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For Pys, that is below both Somme’s towns (€22,835) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 7.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Pys has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
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.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Pys. Best known first.
Pys has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Fursy: Photo: APictche · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pys 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pys | 125 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bapaume Pas-de-Calais | 3,779 | 4.4 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Albert | 9,521 | 7.7 | C− | B | D | D |
| Beaurains Pas-de-Calais | 5,559 | 12 | C+ | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Achicourt Pas-de-Calais | 7,873 | 13 | C | C+ | C | D |
| Péronne | 7,090 | 13 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Dainville Pas-de-Calais | 5,683 | 14 | B | C | B− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Pys is a commune of 125 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
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.