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A town of 1,626 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Roisel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 12 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Roisel does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Roisel with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Roisel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Camp Romain, in Vermand, 5.2 mi away.
3.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roisel.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
That puts Roisel below both Somme’s towns (90.6%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gaston BoucourtNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 49 | 63%−12 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Roisel records 108 deaths per 100 expected, close to Somme’s towns (105) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 173 residents of Roisel died, against 160 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Roisel is below both Somme’s towns (€1,799/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,026/m² | 47 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, Roisel comes above both Somme’s towns (14.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Roisel has 450 jobs for 550 working residents, 0.8 per worker. The median disposable income is €22,930 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For Roisel, that is below both Somme’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Roisel | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Roisel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Roisel.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roisel | 1,626 | — | — | A− | B+ | D |
| Péronne | 7,090 | 7.4 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Saint-Quentin Aisne | 52,813 | 11 | D | B | D− | D |
| Gauchy Aisne | 5,183 | 12 | D | B | C | D− |
| Masnières Nord | 2,689 | 12 | B+ | A− | B | D |
| Ham | 4,378 | 14 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Fresnoy-le-Grand Aisne | 2,890 | 14 | A− | A | A | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It has less crime per resident than 69% of compared French towns: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 12.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It grades B+ for safety.
They grade D−, better than 0% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €9.74/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Roisel grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Roisel is a commune of 1,626 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Somme (Combles - Péronne - Roisel). 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.