Albert grades C− overall: better than 23% of compared French towns, and #17 of 24 in Somme. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 18.4 recorded violent incidents and 16.3 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 €1,397/m², a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot. Its strongest is walkability (A): 75% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 24% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Albert 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 Albert.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More people in Albert are out of work than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: 15.9%
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €22,180 a year per consumption unit. Albert holds 4,500 jobs; 3,650 of its residents are in work, so 1.2 jobs each. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 24.5% of commuters at the census.
24%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving71%
On foot14%
Public transport8%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,500
jobs based in Albert, 1.2 per working resident
15.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Albert runs higher than in 90% of compared French towns
In all, 328 offenses reached the police record in Albert in 2025. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
18.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage120
Family violence85
Other physical violence54
Sexual violence43
Burglary11
Theft from vehicles9
Vehicle theft6
Armed robbery0
Drug use59
Theft without violence55
Fraud55
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.
18.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
328
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth D
More deaths than expected: Albert is above 89% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,453 deaths in Albert between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,143: 27% above. Adjusted for age and care homes, Albert records 108 deaths per 100 expected, near Somme’s towns (105) and higher than compared French towns (88). Average lifespans in Somme: 84 years for women, 78.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The nearest emergency department to Albert is Ch Peronne, 13.3 mi away.
+8%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw127
Adjusted108
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Albert · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Peronne
18.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Victor Pauchet de Butler
84 · 78.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Somme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Albert is Basilique de Notre-Dame-de-Brébières. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 19th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 2.1% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
95.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 8 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Albert is 88.3%, below both Somme’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Ranked by results, schools here are #14 of 24 in Somme. At the general lycée, 95% of 125 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A young town: 13% of people in Albert are 15 to 24, more than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, close to Somme’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up a fifth of adults. Line up the people of Albert by age and the one in the middle is 46.
46median age
AlbertSomme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B
Albert gets a B for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Albert: €1,386/m² for houses, €1,484/m² for apartments. 387 sales of houses and apartments here, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,397/m². A house rents for an estimated €8.32/m² a month.
€1,397/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Albert€1,397/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Somme median€1,799/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,386/m²
342
Apartments
€1,484/m²
45
€11.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.60 to €14.03/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.32/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,530
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot
Eugénie Marie Salanson: Photo succession, auteur inconnu, Public domain · Stéphane Demilly: HERALDIX, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Campocasso: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Louis-Ghislain de Bouteville du Metz: Wilbrode-Magloire-Nicolas Courbe after Charles Toussaint Labadye, Public domain · Hardoc: FR, CC BY-SA 4.0
Albert’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 Albert
Is Albert safe?
It grades D for safety, #17 of 24 in Somme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 120 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Albert good?
They grade B, better than 62% of compared French towns and #14 of 24 in Somme. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Albert expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,397/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.60/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Albert grades B for cost of living.
About Albert
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Albert is a commune of 9,521 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot. 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.
