Amiens grades D overall: better than 9% of compared French towns, and #22 of 24 in Somme. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 14.8 recorded violent incidents and 25.6 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 €2,364/m², a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 39% 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 Amiens 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 Amiens.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More commuters in Amiens walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 39.3%
That puts Amiens above both Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 18.8%. Amiens has 81,550 jobs for 51,000 working residents, 1.6 per worker.
39%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving56%
Public transport19%
On foot13%
Bicycle7%
Motorbike or scooter1%
81,550
jobs based in Amiens, 1.6 per working resident
18.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 97% 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 Amiens runs higher than in 95% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 5,113 offenses in the graded categories in Amiens in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Amiens, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
14.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage2,042
Family violence831
Other physical violence720
Theft from vehicles689
Sexual violence414
Vehicle theft229
Burglary168
Armed robbery20
Theft without violence2,251
Drug use1,035
Fraud978
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.
14.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5,113
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
HousingCost of living C−
Renting in Amiens costs more than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €13.40/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Amiens is above both Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,364/m², comes from 4,584 sales of houses and apartments in Amiens from July 2023 to June 2026. In Amiens, houses go for €2,265/m² and apartments for €2,488/m².
€2,364/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Amiens€2,364/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Somme median€1,799/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,265/m²
2,406
Apartments
€2,488/m²
2,178
€13.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.00 to €16.33/m² a month)
7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,640
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Amiens’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 79% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Amiens records 100 deaths per 100 expected, below Somme’s towns (105) but above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 11,035 residents of Amiens died, against 9,901 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
176
GPs in Amiens · 5.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Sas de Cardiologies et Urgences
1.5 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
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
65 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 65 historic monuments in Amiens: 16 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 49 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Amiens is Gisement de Saint-Acheul.
Cathédrale Notre-Dame: Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 3.0 · Maison du Sagittaire: Photo: HaguardDuNord · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moulin Passe-Avant: Photo: HaguardDuNord · CC BY 3.0
Emmanuel Macron: Nebojša Tejić, Public domain · Paul Bourget: Charles Gallot, Public domain · Pierre Choderlos de Laclos: H. Rousseau (graphic designer), E.Thomas (engraver), Public domain · Pierre l'Ermite: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0 · Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre: Julien-Léopold Boilly, Public domain · André Marie Constant Duméril: Maurir; published in Paris by Grégoire et Deneux., Public domain
Amiens’ 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 Amiens
Is Amiens safe?
It grades D for safety, #18 of 24 in Somme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 168 burglaries and 2,042 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Amiens good?
They grade B, better than 62% of compared French towns and #13 of 24 in Somme. 92% of 128 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Rémi in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Amiens expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Amiens grades C− for cost of living.
About Amiens
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Amiens is a commune of 136,449 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole. 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.
