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PotteSomme

The town, home to 111 people, lies in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Potte a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Potte out for now. It skews young: only 15% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Potte stand out

The one thing Potte does most differently from other towns.

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Potte’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Potte’s story

No historic monuments in Potte

The Culture ministry lists no building in Potte as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Chapelle de Briost, in Saint-Christ-Briost, 4.2 mi away.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Potte.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Potte than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: 20% of adults

Over-65s are 15% of the population. One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. Line up the people of Potte by age and the one in the middle is 42.5.

42.5median age
PotteSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Potte
PotteSomme medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–2411%12%11%
25–4425%21%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+15%25%22%
No diploma20%28%19%
CAP or BEP34%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education20%21%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Potte walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 5.9%

15.0% of the labour force were unemployed, near Somme’s towns (14.3%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
Public transport6%
Motorbike or scooter4%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Potte, 0.1 per working resident
15.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 2.6 mi away.

82.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Potte82.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollègeCollège5082%−6 pts
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Potte costs less than in both Somme’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.12/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €7.63/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 1 homes were sold in Potte.

€10.12/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Potte€10.12/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€10.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.18 to €12.52/m² a month)
€7.63/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Potte

12pages on Potte

Landmarks

Nothing in Potte is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Potte

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Potte yet.

How we find them →

Potte’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Somme →
RoyeHamRosières-en-SanterrePéronneNoyonGauchyRoyeHamRosières-en-SanterrePéronneNoyonGauchyPotte
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Potte111—————
Roye5,8338.5C−BD−C−
Ham4,3788.5DA−D−D
Rosières-en-Santerre2,8949CBB−C
Péronne7,0909.3DB+D−D
Noyon Oise12,97116DB−D−C−
Gauchy Aisne5,18317DBCD−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Potte

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Potte is a commune of 111 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Est de la 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

Population
111 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Est de la Somme
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.3 sq mi (3.3 km²)
INSEE code
80638

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.