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Home to 3,003 people, this town lies in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Police record less crime here than in most towns (A): an average of 1.9 recorded violent incidents and 10 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Schools are a strength too: brevet results 9.3 points above the expected rate. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 11% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,798/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Nièvre et Somme. Work and incomes lag (D): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 9.9% unemployment. The overall grade lands at B+, #5 of 24 in Somme. Nationally, it does better than 73% of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Ailly-sur-Somme does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ailly-sur-Somme 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Ailly-sur-Somme as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Oppidum dit Camp de César, in La Chaussée-Tirancourt, 1.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ailly-sur-Somme.
Ailly-sur-Somme’s tally for 2025: 22 recorded offenses. On the Safety Grade, Ailly-sur-Somme ranks 2nd of the 24 compared towns in Somme. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (17.0% of the index here). That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Ailly-sur-Somme is 86.6%, about level with compared French towns (87.5%) and below Somme’s towns (90.6%). Its collèges and lycées rank #3 of 24 in Somme on results. The nearest general lycée is 4.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du Val de SommeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 101 | 88%±0 pts |
| Collège Rosa ParksBest against expectations: 20 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 87 | 85%+20 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Somme, women can expect to live 84 years and men 78.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 293 residents of Ailly-sur-Somme died, against 264 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% more. There are 4 general practitioners here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Unemployment stood at 9.9%, lower than Somme’s towns (14.3%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,180 a year per consumption unit. 3.5% of Ailly-sur-Somme’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Among adults, 22% have a degree. 10% of the population is aged 15 to 24, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Somme’s towns (12%). Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Ailly-sur-Somme | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.04/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 99% were houses. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.29/m² a month, near Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,795/m² | 110 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Ailly-sur-Somme. Best known first.
Nothing in Ailly-sur-Somme 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 Ailly-sur-Somme 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ailly-sur-Somme | 3,003 | — | B+ | B− | A | D |
| Salouël | 4,179 | 4.8 | A+ | C− | A+ | A |
| Saleux | 2,739 | 5 | B | D | A | D |
| Amiens | 136,449 | 5.1 | D | C− | D | C− |
| Rivery | 3,636 | 6.1 | B− | C− | C | B+ |
| Camon | 4,359 | 7.1 | B− | C− | C+ | B− |
| Flixecourt | 3,221 | 7.9 | C | B+ | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #2 of 24 in Somme.
They grade A, better than 92% of compared French towns and #3 of 24 in Somme. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,798/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ailly-sur-Somme grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Ailly-sur-Somme is a commune of 3,003 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 4, 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.