Doullens grades C+ overall: better than 39% of compared French towns, and #11 of 24 in Somme. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 23.1 recorded violent incidents and 19.1 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 €1,110/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Territoire Nord Picardie. Its strongest is walkability (A): 79% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% 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 Doullens 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 Doullens.
Safety
Doullens sees more crime per resident than 96% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 237 offenses in Doullens in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Doullens (3,700 to 1,950): it draws people in from around. The commonest graded crime locally was criminal damage (2025).
23.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage79
Other physical violence62
Family violence56
Sexual violence24
Theft from vehicles9
Burglary7
Drug use63
Theft without violence38
Fraud29
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.
23.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
237
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.7%
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Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Doullens, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Somme’s towns and compared French towns: 112 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 973 residents of Doullens died, against 713 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 37% more. At birth, a girl in Somme can expect 84 years and a boy 78.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. The town has 6 family doctors.
+12%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw137
Adjusted112
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Doullens · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Doullens
19.9 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
Doullens is rich in protected monuments: 12 per 10,000 residents, more than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Nearly a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, above Somme’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Among the classé monuments in Doullens is Ancienne église Saint-Pierre. The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments locally: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Doullens are out of work than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: 18.6%
The median disposable income was €20,460 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Somme’s towns (€22,835) and compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 17.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 6.6% of working residents in Doullens didn’t travel to work at all.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot12%
Bicycle3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,700
jobs based in Doullens, 1.9 per working resident
18.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Doullens costs less than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.26/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,110/m²: 170 houses and apartments sold in Doullens between July 2023 and June 2026. This Somme town is the second cheapest of the 24 towns in Somme, at €1,110/m². Houses were 87% of what sold.
€1,110/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Doullens€1,110/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Somme median€1,799/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,188/m²
148
€10.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.57 to €12.28/m² a month)
3.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,940
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Territoire Nord Picardie
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
89.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Results rank its schools #7 of 24 in Somme. At the lycées within 5 km of Doullens, 93.7% passed the bac, near both Somme’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
97%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Doullens hold a degree than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 16%
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 13% of residents. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, close to Somme’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Doullens has a median age of 45.7.
45.7median age
DoullensSomme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Doullens
Is Doullens safe?
It grades D− for safety, #21 of 24 in Somme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 79 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Doullens good?
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns and #7 of 24 in Somme. The lycée stands out: 97% of 141 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent de l'Authie in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Doullens expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,110/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Doullens grades A− for cost of living.
About Doullens
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Doullens is a commune of 5,751 people in the Communauté de communes du Territoire Nord Picardie. 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
Population
5,751 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Territoire Nord Picardie
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.
