Somain grades D overall: better than 11% of compared French towns, and #138 of 189 in Nord. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 14.6 recorded violent incidents and 21.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,379/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Somain with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Somain.
Safety
Somain has more crime per resident than 92% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 425 offenses in the graded categories in Somain in 2025. For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.2% of the index here. With 5,200 jobs for 4,100 working residents, Somain draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
14.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage178
Family violence88
Other physical violence46
Sexual violence36
Burglary29
Theft from vehicles25
Vehicle theft23
Theft without violence92
Fraud91
Drug use66
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
14.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
425
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Somain’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 88% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Somain’s deaths ran at 106 per 100 expected, close to Nord’s towns (105) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,285 residents of Somain died, against 1,040 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 24% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+6%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw124
Adjusted106
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Somain · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital de Denain
5.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital de Denain
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Somain, 19.7%, runs above Nord’s towns and compared French towns
For Somain, that is above both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €21,160 a year per consumption unit.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport6%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
5,200
jobs based in Somain, 1.3 per working resident
19.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 83% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
Renting in Somain costs less than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.89/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Somain is below both Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,379/m², comes from 343 sales of houses and apartments in Somain from July 2023 to June 2026. In Somain, houses go for €1,393/m² and apartments for €1,264/m².
€1,379/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Somain€1,379/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,393/m²
309
Apartments
€1,264/m²
34
€10.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.06 to €13.08/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,340
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent
Michel Sanchez: Bernard Delhalle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Daniel Mio: Otto Von Viani, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Henri-Narcisse Dransart: Inconnu époque 1900, Public domain · Joss Baselli: Ottaviani, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Julien Rémy: Ottaviani Serge, CC BY-SA 4.0
Somain’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Somain
Is Somain safe?
It grades D for safety, #162 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 29 burglaries and 178 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Somain good?
They grade B−, better than 45% of compared French towns and #118 of 195 in Nord. The lycée stands out: 97% of 305 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Louis Pasteur in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Somain expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,379/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Somain grades B− for cost of living.
About Somain
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Somain is a commune of 11,766 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Ostrevent. 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
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.
