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A town in Somme, Hauts-de-France, home to 268 people.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Vaux-sur-Somme has none. Nearly a fifth of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Vaux-sur-Somme does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vaux-sur-Somme as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye, in Corbie, 1.9 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Vaux-sur-Somme 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 Vaux-sur-Somme.
Over-65s are 27% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Somme’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 28% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Vaux-sur-Somme | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Vaux-sur-Somme has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 2.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 12.3%.
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 closest lycée for the general bac is 7.2 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Eugène LefebvreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 63 | 79%−4 pts |
| Collège Sainte-Colette PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 69 | 100%+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.
House rents are put at about €7.42/m² a month. The market in Vaux-sur-Somme: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Vaux-sur-Somme. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vaux-sur-Somme yet.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Vaux-sur-Somme is a commune of 268 people in the Communauté de communes du Val 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaux-sur-Somme | 268 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corbie | 5,982 | 2.1 | B | B | B | D− |
| Villers-Bretonneux | 4,647 | 4 | A | B | A | C− |
| Albert | 9,521 | 6.9 | C− | B | D | D |
| Boves | 3,234 | 8.8 | A | C | A− | C− |
| Longueau | 5,680 | 9.2 | C− | C− | C− | C |
| Camon | 4,359 | 9.2 | B− | C− | C+ | B− |
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.