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SancourtSomme

Some 269 people live in this town, in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Sancourt a good place to live?

Sancourt is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Sancourt’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Sancourt’s story

No historic monuments in Sancourt

The Culture ministry lists no building in Sancourt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit La pierre qui pousse, in Eppeville, 1.7 mi away.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sancourt.

Who lives here

Few people in Sancourt are 15 to 24: 8.2%, fewer than in Somme’s towns and compared French towns

22% of adults hold a degree, higher than Somme’s towns (21%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. Those 65 and older account for a quarter of residents.

51.1median age
SancourtSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sancourt
SancourtSomme medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–248.2%12%11%
25–4419%21%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+25%25%22%
No diploma22%28%19%
CAP or BEP30%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education22%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Sancourt run higher than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: a median €27,240 a year per consumption unit

Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, between Somme’s towns (14.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.0% of commuters at the census. Sancourt holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Sancourt, 0.6 per working resident
11.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

83.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 3.4 points above the expected rate

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

The closest collège is 2.3 mi off.

83.6%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Sancourt83.6%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Sancourt68.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège7995%+11 pts
Lycée professionnel Jean-Charles PeltierNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée5368%−11 pts

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68%
passed the vocational bac, −11 pts against the expected rate
83.6%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3.4 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Sancourt costs less than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.59/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Sancourt.

€9.59/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sancourt€9.59/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€9.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.78 to €11.83/m² a month)
€7.82/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 Sancourt

13pages on Sancourt

Landmarks

Nothing in Sancourt is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Sancourt

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sancourt yet.

How we find them →

Sancourt’s neighbors

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

All towns in Somme →
HamGauchyPéronneRoyeSaint-QuentinChaunyHamGauchyPéronneRoyeSaint-QuentinChaunySancourt
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sancourt269—————
Ham4,3782.6DA−D−D
Gauchy Aisne5,18311DBCD−
Péronne7,09012DB+D−D
Roye5,83312C−BD−C−
Saint-Quentin Aisne52,81312DBD−D
Chauny Aisne11,59613DB+DD

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

About Sancourt

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Sancourt is a commune of 269 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

Population
269 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Est de la Somme
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.8 sq mi (7.3 km²)
INSEE code
80726

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.