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427 residents make their home in this town in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Quesnoy-sur-Airaines a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Quesnoy-sur-Airaines is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Plouich40 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Quesnoy-sur-Airaines’ story

Quesnoy-sur-Airaines in pictures

Quesnoy-sur-Airaines has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Quesnoy-sur-Airaines has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Quesnoy-sur-Airaines.

History

Quesnoy-sur-Airaines keeps more of its old housing than Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century. Quesnoy-sur-Airaines has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1993
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Fewer people in Quesnoy-sur-Airaines hold a degree than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 19%

46.9median age

Under 15: 18% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, about level with Somme’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). Half the people of Quesnoy-sur-Airaines are older than 46.9.

Quesnoy-sur-AirainesSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Quesnoy-sur-Airaines
Quesnoy-sur-AirainesSomme medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–2412%12%11%
25–4418%21%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+24%25%22%
No diploma29%28%19%
CAP or BEP29%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education19%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Quesnoy-sur-Airaines walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 6.1%

6%walk, cycle or take transit

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,800 a year. For its 150 residents in work, Quesnoy-sur-Airaines has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. Of those in the labour force, 11.9% are unemployed.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Quesnoy-sur-Airaines, 0.3 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

96.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points above the expected rate

96.0%passed the brevet

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

The closest collège is 1.8 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 12 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Quesnoy-sur-Airaines96.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Gabrielle-Marie ScellierNearest collègeCollègeCollège4896%+7 pts
96.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +7 pts against the expected rate
1.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Quesnoy-sur-Airaines is €11.44/m² a month

€11.44/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Sales in Quesnoy-sur-Airaines from July 2023 to June 2026: 14 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Quesnoy-sur-Airaines€11.44/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€11.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.34 to €14.00/m² a month)
€8.23/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 Quesnoy-sur-Airaines

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Famous people from Quesnoy-sur-Airaines

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About Quesnoy-sur-Airaines

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Quesnoy-sur-Airaines is a commune of 427 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

Population
427 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
6.3 sq mi (16.3 km²)
INSEE code
80655

Quesnoy-sur-Airaines’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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FlixecourtAilly-sur-SommeAbbevilleSaleuxSalouëlAmiensFlixecourtAilly-sur-SommeAbbevilleSaleuxSalouëlAmiensQuesnoy-sur-Airaines
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Quesnoy-sur-Airaines427—————
Flixecourt3,2215.8CB+CD
Ailly-sur-Somme3,0039.4B+B−AD
Abbeville22,39512DB−DC−
Saleux2,73913BDAD
Salouël4,17913A+C−A+A
Amiens136,44914DC−DC−

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

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.