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VecquemontSomme

A town of 531 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Vecquemont a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Vecquemont

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in Corbie, 2.2 mi away.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Corbie and 4 more in and around Vecquemont

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Vecquemont. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vecquemont.

Who lives here

Children make up only 12% of Vecquemont, fewer than in both Somme’s towns and compared French towns

28% of adults hold a degree, above Somme’s towns (21%) but below compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older. The middle age in Vecquemont is 50.6.

50.6median age
VecquemontSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vecquemont
VecquemontSomme medianFrance median
Under 1512%16%17%
15–2412%12%11%
25–4417%21%23%
45–6437%26%26%
65+22%25%22%
No diploma15%28%19%
CAP or BEP27%26%26%
Baccalauréat25%17%18%
Higher education28%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Vecquemont has lower unemployment than Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3%

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how nearly one in ten commuters travelled at the census. Jobs based in Vecquemont number 250, against 250 residents in work (0.8 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,980 a year.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport4%
Bicycle3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Vecquemont, 0.8 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.2 points above the expected rate

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

General-bac pupils go 5.7 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2.8 mi off.

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Vecquemont90.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Eugène LefebvreNearest collègeCollègeCollège6379%−4 pts
Collège Sainte-Colette PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège69100%+6 pts
90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1.2 pts against the expected rate
2.8 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 Vecquemont costs more than in both Somme’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €13.59/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €11.06/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 17 homes were sold in Vecquemont.

€13.59/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vecquemont€13.59/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€13.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.66 to €15.85/m² a month)
€11.06/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 Vecquemont

13pages on Vecquemont

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Vecquemont

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

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Vecquemont’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 →
CorbieVillers-BretonneuxBovesLongueauCamonRiveryCorbieVillers-BretonneuxBovesLongueauCamonRiveryVecquemont
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vecquemont531—————
Corbie5,9822.7BBBD−
Villers-Bretonneux4,6473.7ABAC−
Boves3,2344.4ACA−C−
Longueau5,6804.5C−C−C−C
Camon4,3594.6B−C−C+B−
Rivery3,6365.4B−C−CB+

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

About Vecquemont

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Vecquemont is a commune of 531 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

Population
531 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val de Somme
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
0.7 sq mi (1.9 km²)
INSEE code
80785

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.