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Largest city in the Somme department: the 2026 ranking

The 771 towns of the Somme department (80) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.

The largest city in the Somme department is Amiens, with 139,183 inhabitants (ranked 28th in France by population). The largest town by area is Crécy-en-Ponthieu (57 km²). Amiens is also the most densely populated town, with 2,814 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Épécamps has only 7 inhabitants.

The Somme department has 575,371 inhabitants over 6,170 km², a density of 93 inhabitants per km², close to the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 9.5% of the population of Hauts-de-France, the region it has belonged to since the 2016 reform (formerly Picardie): see the ranking of the largest cities in Hauts-de-France.

The 20 largest cities in the Somme department by population

# Town Population km² per km² France rank
1 Amiens 139,183 49 2,814 28th
2 Abbeville 22,793 26 863 408th
3 Albert 9,668 14 701 1,106th
4 Péronne 7,265 14 513 1,517th
5 Corbie 6,066 16 373 1,859th
6 Montdidier 6,032 13 479 1,866th
7 Doullens 5,938 33 178 1,906th
8 Roye 5,909 16 380 1,919th
9 Longueau 5,726 3.4 1,674 2,006th
10 Villers-Bretonneux 4,692 15 323 2,435th
11 Ham 4,456 9.5 469 2,576th
12 Friville-Escarbotin 4,414 8.9 498 2,609th
13 Camon 4,413 13 342 2,610th
14 Salouël 4,237 4.6 925 2,705th
15 Moreuil 3,974 23 170 2,895th
16 Rivery 3,661 6.4 575 3,145th
17 Boves 3,286 25 130 3,497th
18 Flixecourt 3,284 12 277 3,499th
19 Rue 3,087 29 106 3,740th
20 Ailly-sur-Somme 3,027 15 201 3,801st

Largest towns by area in the Somme department

# Town Population km² per km² France rank
1 Crécy-en-Ponthieu 1,397 57 25 886th
2 Hornoy-le-Bourg 1,646 51 32 1,104th
3 Amiens 139,183 49 2,814 1,211th
4 Quend 1,305 38 35 2,369th
5 Hescamps 536 35 16 2,903rd
6 Doullens 5,938 33 178 3,131st
7 Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont 309 33 9 3,234th
8 Vignacourt 2,295 29 79 4,149th
9 Rue 3,087 29 106 4,160th
10 Lucheux 525 28 19 4,579th

Most densely populated towns in the Somme department

# Town Population km² per km² France rank
1 Amiens 139,183 49 2,814 319th
2 Longueau 5,726 3.4 1,674 557th
3 Salouël 4,237 4.6 925 1,019th
4 Abbeville 22,793 26 863 1,108th
5 Albert 9,668 14 701 1,351st
6 Rivery 3,661 6.4 575 1,627th
7 Péronne 7,265 14 513 1,810th
8 Dreuil-lès-Amiens 1,585 3.2 498 1,856th
9 Friville-Escarbotin 4,414 8.9 498 1,859th
10 Mers-les-Bains 2,594 5.4 481 1,928th

All towns in the Somme department (771)

INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.

Other departments in Hauts-de-France

Aisne (02) Nord (59) Oise (60) Pas-de-Calais (62) All departments

Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.

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