Real strengths, and real weak spots. Crime is the sore point: an average of 8.3 recorded violent incidents and 22 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It is easy to get around without a car: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 28% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Schools are a strength too: bac results 0.6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.2 points above the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,976/m² takes 5.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole. All told, that adds up to a C− overall and a rank of #16 of 24 in Somme. That leaves it better than 24% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Longueau 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 Longueau.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
On foot, Longueau works better than 97% of compared French towns
Longueau holds 2,350 jobs; 2,250 of its residents are in work, so 1 jobs each. The unemployment rate comes to 14.6%. Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €24,150 a year per consumption unit, higher than Somme’s towns (€22,835) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
28%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
Public transport18%
On foot6%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,350
jobs based in Longueau, 1 per working resident
14.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 97% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Longueau sits above 82% of compared French towns
In all, 160 offenses reached the police record in Longueau in 2025. The graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
8.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage72
Sexual violence24
Family violence18
Theft from vehicles17
Burglary13
Other physical violence8
Vehicle theft8
Theft without violence52
Fraud36
Drug use6
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.
8.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
160
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Longueau than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: €14.66/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,976/m², comes from 155 sales of houses and apartments in Longueau from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €12.67/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 84% were houses.
€1,976/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Longueau€1,976/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Somme median€1,799/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,000/m²
130
€14.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.56 to €17.11/m² a month)
5.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.67/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,640
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
More deaths than expected: Longueau is above 73% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 6 general practitioners in Longueau. Its care home for older people (62 places) counts its residents as Longueau’s; allowing for it, deaths were 3% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 597 residents of Longueau died, against 547 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% more. Life expectancy at birth in Somme is 84 years for women and 78.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Longueau · 7.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Sas de Cardiologies et Urgences
2.8 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
Brevet results near Longueau run high: 93.3% passed, above Somme’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 6 vocational lycées within 5 km, 87% of 508 candidates passed the bac pro. 94.9% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Longueau, above both Somme’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its schools’ results rank #10 of 24 in Somme.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Longueau: 14% are 15 to 24, above Somme’s towns and compared French towns
21% of residents are 65 or over, below Somme’s towns (25%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 26% of adults. One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15.
44.5median age
LongueauSomme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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 Longueau
Is Longueau safe?
It grades C− for safety, #15 of 24 in Somme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 72 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Longueau good?
They grade B+, better than 72% of compared French towns and #10 of 24 in Somme. The lycée stands out: 100% of 127 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Riquier in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Longueau expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,976/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Longueau grades C− for cost of living.
About Longueau
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Longueau is a commune of 5,680 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
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.
