Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,429/m² takes 4.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Ponthieu-Marquenterre. It also trails on jobs & income (D−): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 14.0% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Pont-Remy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Pont-Remy 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 Pont-Remy.
HealthHealth D−
More deaths than Pont-Remy’s ages would predict, 123 per 100 expected, above Somme’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
2 GPs practise in Pont-Remy. Life expectancy in Somme: 84 years for women and 78.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 123 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 100: 23% above.
+23%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw123
Adjusted123
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Pont-Remy · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Abbeville
4.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Abbeville
84 · 78.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Somme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Money is tighter in Pont-Remy than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,250 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 10.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 14.0%.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot5%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Pont-Remy, 0.7 per working resident
14.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 72% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Homes in Pont-Remy cost less than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,429/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.05/m² a month, about level with Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €7.68/m² a month. The market in Pont-Remy: 43 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,429/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pont-Remy€1,429/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Somme median€1,799/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,429/m²
43
€11.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.80 to €13.86/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,290
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Ponthieu-Marquenterre
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Pont-Remy: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pont-Remy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 21% of people in Pont-Remy are under 15, more than in Somme’s towns and across compared French towns
Degrees are held by 16% of adults, lower than both Somme’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for a fifth of residents. Aged 15 to 24: 13% of residents.
41.6median age
Pont-RemySomme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education16%
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
Safety
Pont-Remy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 5.2 cases of violence against people and 8.4 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). In all, 25 offenses reached the police record in Pont-Remy in 2025. Also worth knowing: the graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (2025).
5.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage14
Family violence11
Armed robbery0
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.
5.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
37.1%
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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (37.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Pont-Remy and 3 more in and around Pont-Remy
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Pont-Remy. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pont-Remy
Is Pont-Remy safe?
Pont-Remy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Pont-Remy expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pont-Remy grades B for cost of living.
About Pont-Remy
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Pont-Remy is a commune of 1,438 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.
