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A town of 124 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Thiepval a good place to live?

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

Mill Road Cemetery
Mill Road Cemetery · Inscrit · Photo: Wernervc · CC BY-SA 3.0
Thiepval’s story

Thiepval in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Thiepval, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2016.

0% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2016First protected: Mémorial britannique de Thiepval dit Memorial to the Missing
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Nearby attractions

Centre d’accueil et d’interprétation du mémorial de Thiepval and 9 more in and around Thiepval

Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Thiepval. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thiepval.

History

Thiepval has 3 historic monuments, none of them classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Thiepval, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 0% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
20th c.
oldest protected part
2016
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Thiepval are under 15, more than in both Somme’s towns and compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 13% of the town. People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, below both Somme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Thiepval have a median age of 40.5.

40.5median age
ThiepvalSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education13%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Thiepval
ThiepvalSomme medianFrance median
Under 1521%16%17%
15–2413%12%11%
25–4423%21%23%
45–6423%26%26%
65+20%25%22%
No diploma24%28%19%
CAP or BEP35%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education13%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Thiepval has 0.5 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

13.5% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Somme’s towns (14.3%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €22,400 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 6.5% of working residents in Thiepval to work at the census.

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%
On foot9%
Public transport7%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Thiepval, 0.5 per working resident
13.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Thiepval is €11.17/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 2 homes were sold in Thiepval.

€11.17/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Thiepval€11.17/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€11.17/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.24 to €13.51/m² a month)
€7.89/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 Thiepval

12pages on Thiepval

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Thiepval, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Mémorial britannique de Thiepval dit Memorial to the Missing: Photo: Amanda Slater , from Coventry (England) · CC BY-SA 2.0

Famous people from Thiepval

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

How we find them →

Thiepval’s neighbors

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

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AlbertBapaumeCorbiePéronneVillers-BretonneuxBeaurainsAlbertBapaumeCorbiePéronneVillers-BretonneuxBeaurainsThiepval
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Thiepval124—————
Albert9,5214.2C−BDD
Bapaume Pas-de-Calais3,7798DB+D−D
Corbie5,98213BBBD−
Péronne7,09014DB+D−D
Villers-Bretonneux4,64715ABAC−
Beaurains Pas-de-Calais5,55915C+C+C+C−

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

About Thiepval

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Thiepval is a commune of 124 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

Population
124 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.4 km²)
INSEE code
80753

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.