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A town in Somme, Hauts-de-France, home to 101 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Rouy-le-Petit is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for one in ten homes.
The one thing Rouy-le-Petit does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Rouy-le-Petit as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Médard, in Croix-Moligneaux, 3.9 mi away.
21% 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 Rouy-le-Petit.
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.9%, below Somme’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Graduates make up nearly a third of adults. The median resident of Rouy-le-Petit is 41.5 years old.
55% women, 45% men
About 80 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Rouy-le-Petit | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rouy-le-Petit holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 3.4% of commuters at the census. Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €24,890 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Somme’s towns (€22,835).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 11.3 mi away. A collège lies 1.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 50 | 82%−6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €8.06/m² a month. Sales in Rouy-le-Petit from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Rouy-le-Petit 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 Rouy-le-Petit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouy-le-Petit | 101 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ham | 4,378 | 6 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Roye | 5,833 | 8.8 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Péronne | 7,090 | 11 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Rosières-en-Santerre | 2,894 | 11 | C | B | B− | C |
| Noyon Oise | 12,971 | 13 | D | B− | D− | C− |
| Gauchy Aisne | 5,183 | 15 | D | B | C | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Rouy-le-Petit is a commune of 101 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Est de la Somme. 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.