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Some 563 people live in this town, in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
Ponthoile isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 27% of its housing. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Ponthoile does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ponthoile as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Entrepôt aux sels, in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, 3.7 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ponthoile.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.3% of residents, lower than both Somme’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 30% of the population. Typical age in Ponthoile: 53.5, the median.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Ponthoile | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,290 a year per consumption unit. 9.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Somme’s towns (14.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Ponthoile holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Ponthoile from July 2023 to June 2026: 16 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Ponthoile is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ponthoile yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponthoile | 563 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rue | 2,987 | 3.9 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Abbeville | 22,395 | 9.9 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Friville-Escarbotin | 4,306 | 12 | C | B+ | D | D |
| Verton Pas-de-Calais | 2,571 | 13 | — | C | — | C |
| Rang-du-Fliers Pas-de-Calais | 4,297 | 14 | D | C | C | D− |
| Berck Pas-de-Calais | 12,951 | 14 | D− | C− | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Ponthoile is a commune of 563 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
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.