Somme

Somme has 565,540 residents in 772 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €1,810/m², from €1,000/m² in Nesle to €3,990/m² in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme among communes of more than 2,000 people. 60% of households own their main home.

Département 80 · 772 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

565,540residents2022 census

€1,810/m²median price per m²five years of sales

60%of households own their homemain home

9%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Somme.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Somme : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Somme : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Somme : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 34 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Abbeville	22,406	€1,590/m²	€19,000	38%	12%	20.6%	32%	50
Ailly-sur-Noye	2,669	€1,810/m²	€23,380	68%	11%	9.4%	11%	31
Ailly-sur-Somme	2,973	€1,810/m²	€21,990	77%	14%	9.9%	5%	31
Airaines	2,227	€1,180/m²	€19,500	51%	12%	16.0%	6%	24
Albert	9,658	€1,390/m²	€19,620	52%	13%	16.0%	5%	51
Amiens	134,780	€2,480/m²	€19,650	31%	8%	19.0%	10%	190
Boves	3,273	€2,210/m²	€24,660	68%	9%	9.1%	19%	21
Camon	4,387	€2,310/m²	€24,690	69%	13%	10.6%	36%	51
Cayeux-sur-Mer	2,344	€2,700/m²	€20,400	70%	17%	18.0%	13%	44
Corbie	6,080	€1,720/m²	€21,720	58%	11%	10.5%	2%	59
Doullens	5,814	€1,070/m²	€18,430	45%	13%	24.8%	11%	1
Feuquières-en-Vimeu	2,432	€1,480/m²	€20,140	64%	14%	15.5%	22%	24
Flixecourt	3,247	€1,290/m²	€19,160	56%	8%	18.8%	6%	23
Fressenneville	2,086	€1,450/m²	€20,370	67%	13%	12.0%	12%	18
Friville-Escarbotin	4,394	€1,290/m²	€19,640	55%	13%	14.3%	28%	41
Gamaches	2,421	€1,290/m²	€18,520	56%	16%	17.4%	22%	12
Ham	4,408	€1,010/m²	€17,450	44%	13%	23.5%	6%	26
Longueau	5,726	€2,020/m²	€21,450	45%	9%	14.1%	3%	53
Mers-les-Bains	2,536	€2,240/m²	€19,840	58%	17%	22.5%	14%	64
Montdidier	5,978	€1,450/m²	€19,510	50%	12%	20.1%	8%	40
Moreuil	3,968	€1,630/m²	€21,160	59%	11%	12.8%	14%	15
Nesle	2,296	€1,000/m²	€19,090	57%	13%	18.3%	11%	31
Poix-de-Picardie	2,293	€1,490/m²	€20,910	51%	13%	13.5%	23%	43
Pont-de-Metz	2,440	€2,930/m²	€26,410	55%	6%	9.3%	12%	13
Péronne	7,139	€1,320/m²	€18,800	44%	15%	20.4%	14%	46
Rivery	3,609	€2,500/m²	€22,960	71%	12%	14.5%	28%	113
Rosières-en-Santerre	2,928	€1,490/m²	€19,950	59%	12%	16.7%	0%	26
Roye	5,748	€1,300/m²	€18,970	41%	10%	20.0%	11%	48
Rue	3,050	€1,990/m²	€20,290	61%	18%	12.2%	6%	41
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme	2,350	€3,990/m²	€23,260	72%	22%	13.7%	14%	87
Saleux	2,767	€2,360/m²	€24,530	64%	8%	10.9%	18%	33
Salouël	4,188	€2,400/m²	€26,820	55%	8%	6.5%	19%	36
Vignacourt	2,280	€1,640/m²	€24,070	81%	10%	9.0%	38%	41
Villers-Bretonneux	4,644	€1,930/m²	€24,000	75%	8%	7.3%	4%	28

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

565,540 residents and 258,130 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

17%

aged under 15

19%

aged 15–29

27%

aged 60 and over

37%

of households are people living alone

24%

of households are couples with children

10%

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

309,296 homes, 83% of them main residences, with 4.3 rooms on average.

72%

of homes are houses

60%

of households own their home

14%

of households rent social housing (HLM)

second homes

empty homes

83%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191911%

1919–194515%

1946–197024%

1971–199025%

1991–200512%

2006–201913%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

36,650 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,810/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€2,640/m²flats7,684 sales

€1,650/m²houses28,966 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

13.7%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

26%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

29%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Somme on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

9.8GPs per 10,000 residents2025

183pharmacieson 1 January 2025

312food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners553

Dentists196

Nurses798

Physiotherapists548

Pharmacies183

Group health centres41

Emergency departments6

Supermarkets and hypermarkets164

Convenience stores and grocers148

Bakeries340

Butchers143

Petrol stations115

EV charging stations306

Post offices and postal points168

Banks164

France services centres27

Police and gendarmerie49

Restaurants1,370

Hairdressers814

Nurseries115

Swimming pools19

Sports halls138

Gyms60

Cinemas18

Libraries170

Performance venues11

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 772 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Flooding21%

Industrial hazard8%

Earthquake2%

Transport of hazardous goods2%

Ground movement0%

2,726natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

23%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows1,830

Ground movement863

Drought (clay shrinkage)21

Coastal surges and wave damage12

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026