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A town of 1,025 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Pendé has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 17 points below the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Pendé does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Pendé 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pendé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and gardens in and near Pendé. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pendé.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
In the comparison, Pendé comes below both Somme’s towns (90.6%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de la Baie de SommeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 64 | 70%−17 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 3.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Pendé has 150 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Unemployment stands at 14.3%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For Pendé, that is above both Somme’s towns (105) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 123 residents of Pendé died, against 110 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
Pendé sits below both Somme’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Pendé | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 31% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 37 sales of houses and apartments in Pendé from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,799/m² for the median of compared towns in Somme.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,049/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Pendé above both Somme’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pendé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Pendé has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Pendé as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pendé | 1,025 | — | — | C+ | — | D |
| Friville-Escarbotin | 4,306 | 5.7 | C | B+ | D | D |
| Rue | 2,987 | 8.5 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Mers-les-Bains | 2,540 | 11 | C− | C− | C | D |
| Eu Seine-Maritime | 6,499 | 11 | C | B− | C− | C− |
| Le Tréport Seine-Maritime | 4,378 | 12 | C− | C | C− | D− |
| Abbeville | 22,395 | 12 | D | B− | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Pendé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 4.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 0% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.97/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pendé grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Pendé is a commune of 1,025 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.