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With 268 residents, it is a town in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Port-le-Grand falls below the line for grades. 11% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Port-le-Grand does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Port-le-Grand as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Carrière de Menchecourt, in Abbeville, 4 mi away.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Port-le-Grand is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Port-le-Grand.
Graduates make up 29% of adults. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Somme’s towns (25%). The age that splits Port-le-Grand in two is 46.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Port-le-Grand | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €26,230 a year per consumption unit, higher than Somme’s towns (€22,835) and near compared French towns (€25,970). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.3% of commuters travelled at the census.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €9.72/m² a month. Sales in Port-le-Grand from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Port-le-Grand as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Port-le-Grand is a commune of 268 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port-le-Grand | 268 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abbeville | 22,395 | 5 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Rue | 2,987 | 9 | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Friville-Escarbotin | 4,306 | 10 | C | B+ | D | D |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle Seine-Maritime | 2,819 | 16 | C | A− | C | D |
| Eu Seine-Maritime | 6,499 | 16 | C | B− | C− | C− |
| Mers-les-Bains | 2,540 | 17 | C− | C− | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 8, 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.