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A town of 820 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Arrest is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Arrest as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Entrepôt aux sels, in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, 3.8 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arrest.
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, close to Somme’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. The median resident of Arrest is 49.5 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Arrest | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 32% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,410 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Arrest number 200, against 300 residents in work (0.6 per worker). Unemployment stood at 11.1%, below Somme’s towns (14.3%) but above compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €8.30/m² a month. Arrest recorded 24 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Arrest 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 Arrest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrest | 820 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Friville-Escarbotin | 4,306 | 4.4 | C | B+ | D | D |
| Abbeville | 22,395 | 10 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Rue | 2,987 | 10 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Eu Seine-Maritime | 6,499 | 10 | C | B− | C− | C− |
| Mers-les-Bains | 2,540 | 11 | C− | C− | C | D |
| Le Tréport Seine-Maritime | 4,378 | 12 | C− | C | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Arrest is a commune of 820 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Baie de 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) · 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 October 30, 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.