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A town of 655 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Valines is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Valines as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Samson et cimetière, in Moyenneville, 5.4 mi away.
15% 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 Valines.
One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, about level with Somme’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Ages in Valines split evenly at 47.2: half are older, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Valines | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 34% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 11.8% are unemployed. Half of residents lived on more than €24,460 a year per consumption unit, between Somme’s towns (€22,835) and compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Valines counts 0.3 jobs (100 jobs, 300 workers).
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 town’s pupils have a collège 2.1 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gaston VasseurNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 87 | 95%+11 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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Valines is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Valines yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valines | 655 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Friville-Escarbotin | 4,306 | 3.6 | C | B+ | D | D |
| Eu Seine-Maritime | 6,499 | 9.5 | C | B− | C− | C− |
| Abbeville | 22,395 | 9.5 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle Seine-Maritime | 2,819 | 10 | C | A− | C | D |
| Mers-les-Bains | 2,540 | 10 | C− | C− | C | D |
| Le Tréport Seine-Maritime | 4,378 | 11 | C− | C | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Valines is a commune of 655 people in the Communauté de communes du Vimeu. 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 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.