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Some 235 people live in this town, in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
At under 1,000 residents, Sorel-en-Vimeu is too small for the grades other French towns get. 15- to 24-year-olds are 15% of the population.
The one thing Sorel-en-Vimeu does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sorel-en-Vimeu as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Riquier, in Fontaine-sur-Somme, 2 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Sorel-en-Vimeu is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sorel-en-Vimeu.
18% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Somme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Sorel-en-Vimeu has a median age of 39.9 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Sorel-en-Vimeu | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
The unemployment rate comes to 9.5%. The median disposable income was €25,330 a year per consumption unit, higher than Somme’s towns (€22,835) and near compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.7% of working residents in Sorel-en-Vimeu went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 3 homes in Sorel-en-Vimeu.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sorel-en-Vimeu yet.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Sorel-en-Vimeu is a commune of 235 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Baie de 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorel-en-Vimeu | 235 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abbeville | 22,395 | 7.3 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Flixecourt | 3,221 | 7.8 | C | B+ | C | D |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle Seine-Maritime | 2,819 | 14 | C | A− | C | D |
| Ailly-sur-Somme | 3,003 | 14 | B+ | B− | A | D |
| Friville-Escarbotin | 4,306 | 17 | C | B+ | D | D |
| Auxi-le-Château Pas-de-Calais | 2,547 | 18 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
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.