Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Raincheval.
History
Raincheval keeps more of its old housing than Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Raincheval, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Raincheval has fewer young adults than Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 8.4% are 15 to 24
Among adults, 29% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, lower than Somme’s towns (25%) and near compared French towns (22%). Ages in Raincheval split evenly at 45.3: half are older, half younger.
45.3median age
RainchevalSomme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 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
Only 3.6% of commuters in Raincheval go to work without a car, fewer than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns
10.1% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Somme’s towns (14.3%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €26,500 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 2.1% of working residents in Raincheval to work at the census.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving94%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Raincheval, 0.1 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Raincheval
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Raincheval is a commune of 269 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.