Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontaine-sur-Somme.
Who lives here
Few people in Fontaine-sur-Somme are 15 to 24: 7.7%, fewer than in Somme’s towns and compared French towns
Graduates make up 20% of adults. People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, close to Somme’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Fontaine-sur-Somme is 48.7.
48.7median age
Fontaine-sur-SommeSomme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education20%
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
History
3 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Fontaine-sur-Somme has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Riquier. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century. Just over a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, above Somme’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Fontaine-sur-Somme walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4%
The median disposable income was €23,590 a year per consumption unit, about level with Somme’s towns (€22,835) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Fontaine-sur-Somme holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. The unemployment rate here is 12.0%.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Bicycle2%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Fontaine-sur-Somme, 0.2 per working resident
12.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Fontaine-sur-Somme’s median home price is €1,289/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.90/m² a month, near Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Fontaine-sur-Somme recorded 30 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.68/m² a month.
€1,289/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fontaine-sur-Somme€1,289/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Somme median€1,799/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,289/m²
30
€10.90/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.05 to €13.13/m² a month)
€7.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Fontaine-sur-Somme
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Fontaine-sur-Somme is a commune of 502 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
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.
