Roye grades C− overall: better than 16% of compared French towns, and #19 of 24 in Somme. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 19 recorded violent incidents and 23.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,250/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Grand Roye. Its strongest is walkability (A): 81% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Roye 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 Roye.
Safety
Roye records more crime per resident than 96% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 234 offenses in the graded categories in Roye in 2025. With 4,750 jobs for 2,100 working residents, Roye draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents. For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.1% of the index here.
19recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage69
Other physical violence51
Family violence35
Sexual violence25
Theft from vehicles25
Vehicle theft16
Burglary13
Drug use41
Theft without violence39
Fraud37
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.
19
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
234
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Roye, 20.0%, runs above Somme’s towns and compared French towns
Roye sits above both Somme’s towns (14.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. The median disposable income is €20,760 a year per consumption unit.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot15%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,750
jobs based in Roye, 2.3 per working resident
20.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Roye’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Roye’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, below Somme’s towns (105) but above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 903 residents of Roye died, against 604 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 50% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw150
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Roye · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chimr Montdidier
20.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Saint Come
84 · 78.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Somme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Roye: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). 3.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Roye
Is Roye safe?
It grades D− for safety, #21 of 24 in Somme. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 69 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Roye good?
They grade C+, better than 35% of compared French towns and #19 of 24 in Somme. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Roye expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.23/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Roye grades B for cost of living.
About Roye
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Roye is a commune of 5,833 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Roye. 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.
