Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Long.
Who lives here
Long has fewer older residents than Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 19% are 65 or over
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.8%, below both Somme’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). 22% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.
46.5median age
LongSomme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
Long keeps more of its old housing than Somme or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Long counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste. The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 6.6% of commuters in Long go to work without a car, fewer than in both Somme’s towns and compared French towns
Unemployment stands at 12.0%. Half of residents lived on more than €22,630 a year per consumption unit, near Somme’s towns (€22,835) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Long counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 250 workers).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Long, 0.3 per working resident
12.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,630
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
A home in Long sells for €1,033/m², less than in both Somme’s towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.05/m² a month, near Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Long from July 2023 to June 2026: 36 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €7.68/m² a month.
€1,033/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Long€1,033/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Somme median€1,799/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,033/m²
36
€11.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.80 to €13.86/m² a month)
€7.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Long
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Long is a commune of 590 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
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.