Saint-Riquier’s strongest is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes are affordable (A−): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is a third of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. People aged 65 and over make up 34% of residents.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Riquier 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 Saint-Riquier 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 Saint-Riquier.
HealthHealth A
Saint-Riquier loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 67 per 100 expected, below Somme’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Somme live to 84 on average and men to 78.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 347 residents of Saint-Riquier died, against 222 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 56% more. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Riquier can choose among 3 GPs.
−33%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw156
Adjusted67
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Saint-Riquier · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Abbeville
5.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Abbeville
84 · 78.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Somme, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Few people in Saint-Riquier are 15 to 24: 8%, fewer than in both Somme’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 34% of the town, above both Somme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree.
56.1median age
Saint-RiquierSomme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Riquier than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 8.7%
11.9% of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €25,970 a year per consumption unit, above Somme’s towns (€22,835) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 7.4% of working residents in Saint-Riquier didn’t travel to work at all.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot6%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
350
jobs based in Saint-Riquier, 0.8 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 69% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Saint-Riquier is rich in protected monuments: 55 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Somme’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Riquier is Ancienne abbaye. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Riquier counts 7 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 6 inscrit at the second. 15% of its homes were built before 1919, above Somme’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Riquier
Is Saint-Riquier safe?
Saint-Riquier has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
About Saint-Riquier
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Saint-Riquier is a commune of 1,279 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
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.
