Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
382 residents make their home in this town in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Forest-Montiers isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 11% of its housing.
The one thing Forest-Montiers does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Forest-Montiers as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle de l'Hospice, in Rue, 3.4 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Forest-Montiers.
Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. One in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Somme’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 21% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Forest-Montiers | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €24,450 a year per consumption unit, higher than Somme’s towns (€22,835) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Forest-Montiers counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). The census found 6.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 2.9 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques PrévertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 59 | 90%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 14 homes in Forest-Montiers. A house rents for an estimated €7.95/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Forest-Montiers is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Forest-Montiers yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest-Montiers | 382 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rue | 2,987 | 3.3 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Abbeville | 22,395 | 11 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Verton Pas-de-Calais | 2,571 | 11 | — | C | — | C |
| Rang-du-Fliers Pas-de-Calais | 4,297 | 13 | D | C | C | D− |
| Berck Pas-de-Calais | 12,951 | 13 | D− | C− | D− | D |
| Friville-Escarbotin | 4,306 | 14 | C | B+ | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Forest-Montiers is a commune of 382 people in the Communauté de communes Ponthieu-Marquenterre. 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) · 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 November 4, 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.