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A town in Somme, Hauts-de-France, home to 167 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Villers-sous-Ailly is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villers-sous-Ailly as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de l'Assomption, in Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher, 1.3 mi away.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Villers-sous-Ailly 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 Villers-sous-Ailly.
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, near Somme’s towns (12%) and higher than compared French towns (11%). Line up the people of Villers-sous-Ailly by age and the one in the middle is 52.6.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Villers-sous-Ailly | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.4% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,280 a year. Unemployment stood at 12.8%, below Somme’s towns (14.3%) but above compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
A collège lies 1.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Alain JacquesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 70 | 97%+9 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Villers-sous-Ailly. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.23/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Villers-sous-Ailly. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villers-sous-Ailly yet.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Villers-sous-Ailly is a commune of 167 people in the Communauté de communes Ponthieu-Marquenterre. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-sous-Ailly | 167 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flixecourt | 3,221 | 4.4 | C | B+ | C | D |
| Abbeville | 22,395 | 8.5 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Ailly-sur-Somme | 3,003 | 12 | B+ | B− | A | D |
| Auxi-le-Château Pas-de-Calais | 2,547 | 12 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Doullens | 5,751 | 16 | C+ | A− | D− | D |
| Salouël | 4,179 | 17 | A+ | C− | A+ | A |
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 8, 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.