Ault has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,357/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes des Villes Sœurs. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 63% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% 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.
Each subject compares Ault 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 Ault.
HealthHealth D−
Ault loses more people than its age profile suggests, 125 per 100 expected, above Somme’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 236 residents of Ault died, against 188 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 25% more. In Somme, life expectancy at birth reaches 84 years for women and 78.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. The nearest emergency department to Ault is Antenne de Smur Eu du Ch de Dieppe, 3.6 mi away.
+25%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw125
Adjusted125
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Ault · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne de Smur Eu du Ch de Dieppe
16.8 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
An older town: 40% of people in Ault are 65 or over, more than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 6.6%, below both Somme’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 9.7%. Graduates make up 23% of adults.
59.5median age
AultSomme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
40%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Ault records more crime per resident than 76% of compared French towns
The graded crime recorded most in Ault was criminal damage (2025). Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 8.9 cases of violence against people and 19.4 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Over 2025, Ault logged 33 recorded offenses.
8.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage16
Family violence10
Sexual violence7
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.
8.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
33
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
16.8%
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, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 16.8% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
People in Ault have lower living standards than in 91% of French communes of 1,000+
Unemployment stood at 14.6%, near Somme’s towns (14.3%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,720 a year per consumption unit. 350 jobs are based in Ault, for 400 working residents (0.8 per worker).
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot9%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle1%
350
jobs based in Ault, 0.8 per working resident
14.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 71% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
Renting in Ault costs less than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.83/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,357/m²: 230 houses and apartments sold in Ault between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses in Ault sell for €2,197/m² and apartments for €2,622/m². House rents are put at about €8.30/m² a month.
€2,357/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ault€2,357/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Somme median€1,799/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,197/m²
133
Apartments
€2,622/m²
97
€10.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.71 to €13.47/m² a month)
6.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.30/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,010
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Villes Sœurs
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Ault: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Ault is Église Saint-Pierre. Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ault
Is Ault expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,357/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Ault grades C+ for cost of living.
About Ault
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Ault is a commune of 1,346 people in the Communauté de communes des Villes Sœurs. 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.
