Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,359 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Camon grades B− overall: better than 52% of compared French towns, and #9 of 24 in Somme. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A): 89% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% 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 Camon 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Camon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Gisement de Saint-Acheul, in Amiens, 1.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Camon. Best known first.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens3.1 km west, in Amiens
MuseumMusée de Picardie3.6 km west, in Amiens
MuseumMusée de l'Hôtel de Berny3.1 km west, in Amiens
MuseumMaison de Jules Verne3.2 km west, in Amiens
ZooZoo d'Amiens4.9 km west, in AmiensPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Camon.
At the census, 17.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to Somme’s towns (17.3%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €26,860 a year per consumption unit. Camon has 1,950 jobs for 1,650 working residents, 1.2 per worker.
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.
Camon sits above both Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. The median price, €2,282/m², comes from 97 sales of houses and apartments in Camon from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,282/m² | 97 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
That puts Camon below both Somme’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 26% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Camon | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On this, Camon is close to Somme’s towns (90.6%) and above compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules VerneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 163 | 84%−2 pts |
| Lycée Saint-Riquier PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 127 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège Guy MareschalBest against expectations: 18 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 75 | 92%+18 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 115 offenses in the graded categories in Camon in 2025. For other physical violence and armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 2.3% of the index here.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 390 residents of Camon died, against 448 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Somme is 84 years for women and 78.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Camon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Camon.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
It grades C+ for safety, #10 of 24 in Somme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 53 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 61% of compared French towns and #15 of 24 in Somme. The lycée stands out: 100% of 127 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Riquier in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,282/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Camon grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Camon is a commune of 4,359 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.