Press kit · department 80

Somme.

Every town in the department ranked on each criterion, ready to be reused. Each town is compared with French towns of the same size tier — a market town is never measured against a major city. Free to reuse, including commercially, on the sole condition that you credit La Grande Carte with a link to this page.

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01.

Safest cities.

Low crime, rare assaults, few burglaries, downward trend — data from the French Ministry of Interior

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
CorbieSmall cities6,0801 / 7344 / 1747
LongueauSmall cities5,7262 / 71011 / 1747
AmiensLarge cities134,7801 / 131 / 53
DoullensSmall cities5,8143 / 71281 / 1747
AlbertSmall cities9,6584 / 71323 / 1747
AbbevilleMid-size cities22,4061 / 1377 / 470
RoyeSmall cities5,7485 / 71479 / 1747
PéronneSmall cities7,1396 / 71650 / 1747
MontdidierSmall cities5,9787 / 71718 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Safest cities.

02.

Best environmental quality.

Compliant drinking water, far from nuclear plants, low radon, low seismic risk, balanced soils, no major hazard

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
AlbertSmall cities9,6581 / 7110 / 1747
AmiensLarge cities134,7801 / 14 / 53
AbbevilleMid-size cities22,4061 / 143 / 470
PéronneSmall cities7,1392 / 7326 / 1747
RoyeSmall cities5,7483 / 7368 / 1747
MontdidierSmall cities5,9784 / 7392 / 1747
DoullensSmall cities5,8145 / 7529 / 1747
LongueauSmall cities5,7266 / 7576 / 1747
CorbieSmall cities6,0807 / 7710 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.

03.

Best cities for health.

Access to GPs (APL), hospitals and specialists, drinking water quality, radon and nuclear exposure

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
AlbertSmall cities9,6581 / 735 / 1747
MontdidierSmall cities5,9782 / 796 / 1747
AbbevilleMid-size cities22,4061 / 139 / 470
AmiensLarge cities134,7801 / 110 / 53
DoullensSmall cities5,8143 / 7358 / 1747
RoyeSmall cities5,7484 / 7366 / 1747
CorbieSmall cities6,0805 / 7556 / 1747
PéronneSmall cities7,1396 / 7635 / 1747
LongueauSmall cities5,7267 / 7832 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best cities for health.

04.

Best cities for families.

Schools and nurseries, safety, doctors, sport and culture, shops, fibre internet — everything to raise kids well

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
AmiensLarge cities134,7801 / 15 / 53
LongueauSmall cities5,7261 / 7170 / 1747
CorbieSmall cities6,0802 / 7190 / 1747
AbbevilleMid-size cities22,4061 / 159 / 470
AlbertSmall cities9,6583 / 7402 / 1747
MontdidierSmall cities5,9784 / 7533 / 1747
PéronneSmall cities7,1395 / 7597 / 1747
DoullensSmall cities5,8146 / 7655 / 1747
RoyeSmall cities5,7487 / 7752 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best cities for families.

05.

Most dynamic cities.

Growing population, rising incomes, falling unemployment, strong municipal investment, recent housing

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
AbbevilleMid-size cities22,4061 / 1261 / 470
AmiensLarge cities134,7801 / 131 / 53
MontdidierSmall cities5,9781 / 71045 / 1747
LongueauSmall cities5,7262 / 71205 / 1747
PéronneSmall cities7,1393 / 71305 / 1747
CorbieSmall cities6,0804 / 71451 / 1747
AlbertSmall cities9,6585 / 71475 / 1747
DoullensSmall cities5,8146 / 71508 / 1747
RoyeSmall cities5,7487 / 71640 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.

06.

Best quality of life.

Overall synthesis: amenities, safety, doctors, incomes, fibre, nearby nature, healthy water, low unemployment

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
AbbevilleMid-size cities22,4061 / 1167 / 470
AmiensLarge cities134,7801 / 130 / 53
CorbieSmall cities6,0801 / 71021 / 1747
LongueauSmall cities5,7262 / 71289 / 1747
AlbertSmall cities9,6583 / 71345 / 1747
PéronneSmall cities7,1394 / 71375 / 1747
DoullensSmall cities5,8145 / 71396 / 1747
MontdidierSmall cities5,9786 / 71422 / 1747
RoyeSmall cities5,7487 / 71555 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best quality of life.

07.

Best-managed municipalities.

Positive operating balance, controlled debt, strong investment, reasonable property tax rate

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
RoyeSmall cities5,7481 / 7507 / 1747
AmiensLarge cities134,7801 / 117 / 53
AlbertSmall cities9,6582 / 7641 / 1747
MontdidierSmall cities5,9783 / 71147 / 1747
AbbevilleMid-size cities22,4061 / 1396 / 470
DoullensSmall cities5,8144 / 71537 / 1747
CorbieSmall cities6,0805 / 71602 / 1747
LongueauSmall cities5,7266 / 71605 / 1747
PéronneSmall cities7,1397 / 71608 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.

08.

Preserved nature & environment.

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
AbbevilleMid-size cities22,4061 / 153 / 470
CorbieSmall cities6,0801 / 7900 / 1747
PéronneSmall cities7,1392 / 7963 / 1747
AmiensLarge cities134,7801 / 130 / 53
LongueauSmall cities5,7263 / 71273 / 1747
DoullensSmall cities5,8144 / 71364 / 1747
MontdidierSmall cities5,9785 / 71510 / 1747
AlbertSmall cities9,6586 / 71540 / 1747
RoyeSmall cities5,7487 / 71589 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.

Method and limits

What these tables say — and what they don’t.

  • Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
  • Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
  • A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
  • This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
  • Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.

Sources, data years and weightings: About page. A question, a figure that looks wrong to you, a request for a custom breakdown — contact@lagrandecarte.fr.