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GlisySomme

A town of 791 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Glisy a good place to live?

Glisy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Glisy’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Glisy’s story

No historic monuments in Glisy

The Culture ministry lists no building in Glisy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Gisement préhistorique, in Cagny, 2.8 mi away.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Glisy.

Who lives here

More people in Glisy hold a degree than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 43%

That puts Glisy above both Somme’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 19% of residents.

44.2median age
GlisySomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education43%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Glisy
GlisySomme medianFrance median
Under 1519%16%17%
15–2413%12%11%
25–4419%21%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+20%25%22%
No diploma12%28%19%
CAP or BEP20%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education43%21%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Incomes in Glisy run higher than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: a median €31,380 a year per consumption unit

On this, Glisy is above both Somme’s towns (€22,835) and compared French towns (€25,970). 7.2% of the labour force are out of work. Glisy has 2,550 jobs for 350 working residents, 7.1 per worker.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
Public transport5%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
2,550
jobs based in Glisy, 7.1 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

93.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 10.2 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

In the comparison, Glisy comes above both Somme’s towns (90.6%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

93.8%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Glisy93.8%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Frédéric Joliot-CurieNearest collègeCollègeCollège11195%+5 pts
Collège Guy MareschalBest against expectations: 18 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège7592%+18 pts
93.8%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +10.2 pts against the expected rate
1.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Glisy is €12.27/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€12.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Glisy€12.27/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€12.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.30 to €14.61/m² a month)
€9.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Boves and 2 more in and around Glisy

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Glisy. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Glisy

13pages on Glisy

Landmarks

Nothing in Glisy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Glisy

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Glisy as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Glisy’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Somme →
LongueauBovesCamonRiveryAmiensCorbieLongueauBovesCamonRiveryAmiensCorbieGlisy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Glisy791—————
Longueau5,6801.8C−C−C−C
Boves3,2342ACA−C−
Camon4,3592.5B−C−C+B−
Rivery3,6363.5B−C−CB+
Amiens136,4494.5DC−DC−
Corbie5,9825.4BBBD−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Glisy

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Glisy is a commune of 791 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

Population
791 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.5 km²)
INSEE code
80379

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 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.