School results are strong: brevet results 7 points above the expected rate. At the median price of €1,300/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest. The weak point is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 16% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on jobs & income as well: 0.9 jobs per working resident; 15.9% unemployment.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023. Airaines has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Airaines 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 Airaines.
Schools
Schools around Airaines do better than those of 98% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Airaines, 96.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, above both Somme’s towns (90.6%) and compared French towns (87.5%). General-bac pupils go 10.5 mi to the nearest lycée.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Airaines loses more people than its age profile suggests, 116 per 100 expected, above Somme’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Somme live to 84 on average and men to 78.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 251 deaths in Airaines from 2016 to 2025; there were 392, 56% more. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Airaines is Ch Abbeville, 10.7 mi away. There are 2 general practitioners in the town.
+16%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw156
Adjusted116
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Airaines · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Abbeville
10.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Abbeville
84 · 78.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Somme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Airaines than in 77% of compared French towns
The commonest graded crime in Airaines was family violence (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Airaines show 36 offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 6.9 cases of violence against people and 9.1 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
6.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence14
Criminal damage14
Sexual violence8
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence7
Fraud6
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.
6.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
36
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
17.8%
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 · For other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 17.8% 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.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Unemployment in Airaines, 15.9%, runs above Somme’s towns and compared French towns
Households’ median disposable income: €21,200 a year per consumption unit. One in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot8%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
750
jobs based in Airaines, 0.9 per working resident
15.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 77% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Airaines is graded a B+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,300/m², comes from 41 sales of houses and apartments in Airaines from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.04/m² a month. The sales split: 95% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,300/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Airaines€1,300/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Somme median€1,799/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,300/m²
39
€11.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.09 to €14.28/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Airaines counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Denis. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Airaines than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: 15% of adults
The under-15s are 18% of the population here. 23% of residents are 65 or over, below Somme’s towns (25%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Residents of Airaines have a median age of 43.3.
43.3median age
AirainesSomme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Église Saint-Denis: Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Ancien château des ducs de Luynes ou Chatellenie: Photo: (Numérisation) Paul VASSEUR + (Mise en ligne) Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 2.5
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Airaines
Are schools in Airaines good?
They grade A+, better than 98% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Airaines expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,300/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.40/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Airaines grades B+ for cost of living.
About Airaines
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Airaines is a commune of 2,204 people in the Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest. 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.
