Restes du château d'Happlaincourt: Photo: Thomas Housieaux · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villers-Carbonnel.
Who lives here
Villers-Carbonnel has fewer older residents than Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 16% are 65 or over
41.5median age
Degrees are held by 14% of adults, lower than both Somme’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). Under 15: 18% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population.
Villers-CarbonnelSomme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma36%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education14%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 2.5% of commuters in Villers-Carbonnel go to work without a car, fewer than in both Somme’s towns and compared French towns
3%walk, cycle or take transit
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Somme’s towns (14.3%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income is €24,360 a year for each consumption unit. Villers-Carbonnel has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.7 per worker.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Villers-Carbonnel, 0.7 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Villers-Carbonnel is a commune of 294 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Somme (Combles - Péronne - Roisel). 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
294 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Somme (Combles - Péronne - Roisel)
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3 sq mi (7.7 km²)
INSEE code
80801
Villers-Carbonnel’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
