Salouël, #1 on this list · Photo: Leptictidium (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Somme · 2026

Best places to live in Somme

Salouël ranks first of 24 ranked towns of 2,500 or more in Somme, and #189 of 3,798 French towns. 4 of the 24 grade A− or better; scores run from 70.6 down to 29.1.

The overall score, sorted within the département; the letter compares each town with every French town of 2,500+, and its rank among French towns sits beside it. How grades work

Salouël

4,179 people

A⁺

Score 70.6·#189 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living C⁻

Ailly-sur-Noye

2,648 people

Score 69.2·#231 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: schools A⁺, safety A⁻·lowest: health B⁻

Villers-Bretonneux

4,647 people

Score 67.3·#306 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A, schools A⁻·lowest: health C⁻

All 24 towns, ranked

By overall score against French towns; ranks are within the département, and each French rank links to the national list.

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24 towns

#TownScoreGrade · French rankWhat drives it

1Salouël4,179 people70.6top 5.0%A⁺#189 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living C⁻

2Ailly-sur-Noye2,648 people69.2top 6.1%A#231 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁺, safety A⁻·lowest: health B⁻

3Villers-Bretonneux4,647 people67.3top 8.0%A#306 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, schools A⁻·lowest: health C⁻

4Boves3,234 people63.6top 13.7%A#521 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, jobs & income A·lowest: health C⁻

5Ailly-sur-Somme3,003 people57.1top 27.1%B⁺#1,030 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, schools A·lowest: health D

6Saleux2,739 people52.1top 40.6%B#1,542 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, walkability A·lowest: health D

7Corbie5,982 people50.7top 44.6%B#1,696 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁻, schools B⁺·lowest: health D⁻

8Moreuil3,936 people50.5top 45.3%B⁻#1,719 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, cost of living A⁻·lowest: health D⁻

9Camon4,359 people49.5top 48.0%B⁻#1,825 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, jobs & income B·lowest: cost of living C⁻

10Rivery3,636 people48.5bottom 49.2%B⁻#1,930 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, health B⁺·lowest: cost of living C⁻

11Doullens5,751 people44.9bottom 39.1%C⁺#2,313 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living A⁻·lowest: safety D⁻

12Rue2,987 people44.5bottom 37.9%C⁺#2,359 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁻, safety B·lowest: jobs & income C

13Flixecourt3,221 people42.6bottom 33.6%C#2,522 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B⁺·lowest: health D

14Friville-Escarbotin4,306 people42.6bottom 33.3%C#2,532 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁻, cost of living B⁺·lowest: health D

15Rosières-en-Santerre2,894 people41.5bottom 31.0%C#2,620 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B·lowest: jobs & income D

16Longueau5,680 people38.8bottom 23.9%C⁻#2,891 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, schools B⁺·lowest: safety C⁻

17Albert9,521 people38.3bottom 22.7%C⁻#2,937 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, schools B·lowest: safety D

18Mers-les-Bains2,540 people38.3bottom 22.5%C⁻#2,945 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, schools B⁺·lowest: health D

19Roye5,833 people35.2bottom 16.1%C⁻#3,186 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B·lowest: safety D⁻

20Ham4,378 people34.2bottom 14.1%D#3,261 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁻, walkability A⁻·lowest: safety D⁻

21Montdidier5,935 people31.1bottom 9.0%D#3,456 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁻, cost of living B·lowest: health D⁻

22Amiens136,449 people30.7bottom 8.5%D#3,474 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, schools B·lowest: safety D

23Abbeville22,395 people29.9bottom 7.5%D#3,512 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B⁻·lowest: safety D

24Péronne7,090 people29.1bottom 6.4%D#3,555 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁻, cost of living B⁺·lowest: safety D⁻

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the best place to live in Somme?

Salouël ranks first of 24 graded towns of 2,500 or more: safety (A+) and health (A) are its strongest grades; cost of living (C−) is its lowest. Ailly-sur-Noye and Villers-Bretonneux follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Somme, where five or more have an overall grade.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers places of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Smaller places, and towns missing figures the overall grade needs, show their grades on their own pages; every commune is listed on the Somme page.

Photos: Salouël, Leptictidium (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Ailly-sur-Noye, Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) (CC BY-SA 2.5) · Villers-Bretonneux, Graeme Travers (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #70 of November 9, 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.