Walkability is a strength too — 91% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health lags (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Poulainville 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 Poulainville 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.
Château de Clermont-Tonnerre · Level not given · Photo: isamiga76 + Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) ( interventions éventuelles par retaillage ("crop") et/ou traitement numérique) · CC BY 2.0
Poulainville’s story
Poulainville in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Poulainville, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest date from the 15th century.
4.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Château de Clermont-Tonnerre: Photo: isamiga76 + Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) ( interventions éventuelles par retaillage ("crop") et/ou traitement numérique) · CC BY 2.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Poulainville.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Fewer people in Poulainville are out of work than in Somme’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.0%
11%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 10.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €27,370 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport4%
Bicycle4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
700
jobs based in Poulainville, 1.4 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 76% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Poulainville’s median home price is €2,243/m²
€2,243/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €10.92/m² a month. 47 houses and apartments changed hands in Poulainville from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.19/m² a month, close to Somme’s towns (€11.47/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Poulainville€2,243/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Somme median€1,799/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,243/m²
47
€11.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.19 to €13.64/m² a month)
6.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,640
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Poulainville records 94 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 105 in Somme’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Somme, life expectancy at birth reaches 84 years for women and 78.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. From 2016 to 2025, 115 residents of Poulainville died, against 122 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% fewer. Also worth knowing: the town has one family doctor.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Poulainville · 7.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Sas de Cardiologies et Urgences
5.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Victor Pauchet de Butler
84 · 78.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Somme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Poulainville is a graduates’ town: 34% hold a degree, more than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns
45.1median age
9.7% of residents are 15 to 24, below Somme’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents. Poulainville has a median age of 45.1 years.
PoulainvilleSomme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
Schools
Fewer pass the bac at the lycées near Poulainville than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 82.7%
84%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 81% passed the bac pro, of 219 candidates at 2 lycées. A collège lies 2.6 mi away. The brevet pass rate near Poulainville is 87.6%, lower than Somme’s towns (90.6%) and near compared French towns (87.5%).
Poulainville is a commune of 1,335 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole. 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
1,335 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
4.9 sq mi (12.6 km²)
INSEE code
80639
Poulainville’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Poulainville
Is Poulainville safe?
Poulainville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 10 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Poulainville good?
They grade B−, better than 48% of compared French towns. 84% of 200 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean-Baptiste Delambre in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Poulainville expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Poulainville grades C for cost of living.
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.
