Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 264 people, lies in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Yzeux falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Yzeux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château d'En-Bas, in Belloy-sur-Somme, 1.5 mi away.
11% 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 Yzeux.
A fifth of residents are 65 or over, below both Somme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 14% of residents. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.7% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Yzeux | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 3.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment stood at 6.3%, below Somme’s towns (14.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.
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.
At the collèges within 5 km of Yzeux, 91.8% passed the brevet, close to Somme’s towns (90.6%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). The closest collège is 2.8 mi off. General-bac pupils go 9.3 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Alfred ManessierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 58 | 81%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Alfred ManessierNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 48 | 77%−6 pts |
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 13 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 77 | 100%+13 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.
The market in Yzeux: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.01/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Yzeux. Best known first.
Nothing in Yzeux 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 Yzeux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yzeux | 264 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flixecourt | 3,221 | 2.9 | C | B+ | C | D |
| Ailly-sur-Somme | 3,003 | 5.2 | B+ | B− | A | D |
| Salouël | 4,179 | 9.8 | A+ | C− | A+ | A |
| Saleux | 2,739 | 9.9 | B | D | A | D |
| Amiens | 136,449 | 10 | D | C− | D | C− |
| Rivery | 3,636 | 11 | B− | C− | C | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Yzeux is a commune of 264 people in the Communauté de communes Nièvre et 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
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.