Aisne

Aisne has 525,558 residents in 798 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €1,260/m², from €630/m² in Bohain-en-Vermandois to €1,980/m² in Villers-Cotterêts among communes of more than 2,000 people. 62% of households own their main home.

Département 02 · 798 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

525,558residents2022 census

€1,260/m²median price per m²five years of sales

62%of households own their homemain home

3%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Aisne.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Aisne : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Aisne : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Aisne : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 33 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Anizy-le-Grand	2,510	€1,400/m²	€20,610	68%	10%	15.1%	23%	30
Athies-sous-Laon	2,600	€1,470/m²	€22,820	72%	9%	10.8%	3%	17
Beautor	2,625	€960/m²	€17,760	50%	9%	24.8%	19%	21
Belleu	3,624	€1,670/m²	€20,140	52%	17%	14.2%	11%	42
Bohain-en-Vermandois	5,724	€630/m²	€16,190	50%	9%	31.7%	5%	43
Braine	2,243	€1,430/m²	€20,580	58%	14%	17.4%	15%	23
Charly-sur-Marne	2,584	€1,600/m²	€21,500	54%	11%	12.2%	3%	28
Chauny	11,456	€1,190/m²	€18,580	42%	11%	22.4%	2%	54
Château-Thierry	15,068	€1,800/m²	€19,150	39%	10%	21.8%	17%	61
Crouy	3,041	€1,700/m²	€20,820	57%	11%	14.2%	8%	21
Essômes-sur-Marne	2,698	€1,860/m²	€23,660	76%	9%	12.0%	8%	19
Fresnoy-le-Grand	2,915	€870/m²	€19,180	62%	9%	20.4%	11%	26
Fère-en-Tardenois	2,881	€1,240/m²	€19,780	55%	15%	17.1%	16%	37
Gauchy	5,197	€1,330/m²	€20,850	65%	10%	15.6%	23%	40
Guise	4,510	€830/m²	€17,320	48%	14%	28.8%	22%	73
Hirson	8,565	€670/m²	€16,460	44%	12%	24.1%	38%	41
La Ferté-Milon	2,040	€1,800/m²	€22,930	63%	11%	13.6%	32%	29
La Fère	2,860	€820/m²	€16,210	23%	10%	30.4%	17%	58
Laon	24,066	€1,170/m²	€18,000	33%	10%	23.4%	20%	54
Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache	2,479	€870/m²	€19,230	56%	13%	17.4%	12%	44
Marle	2,224	€770/m²	€18,670	54%	11%	29.7%	5%	18
Nogent-l'Artaud	2,089	€1,880/m²	€21,670	70%	13%	14.5%	23%	22
Saint-Gobain	2,313	€1,110/m²	€21,840	73%	17%	12.9%	5%	23
Saint-Michel	3,222	€770/m²	€18,600	63%	8%	21.1%	13%	21
Saint-Quentin	52,995	€1,120/m²	€18,400	40%	11%	22.2%	9%	117
Sissonne	2,061	€980/m²	€19,110	55%	8%	14.4%	19%	29
Soissons	28,667	€1,710/m²	€18,280	33%	12%	23.9%	15%	75
Tergnier	13,261	€1,080/m²	€18,550	50%	9%	22.0%	13%	40
Vailly-sur-Aisne	2,019	€1,550/m²	€20,750	61%	13%	15.5%	14%	22
Vervins	2,574	€710/m²	€18,480	38%	12%	19.4%	4%	54
Villeneuve-Saint-Germain	2,585	€1,470/m²	€20,500	52%	9%	17.1%	20%	21
Villeneuve-sur-Aisne	2,788	€1,890/m²	€23,040	73%	9%	8.3%	1%	21
Villers-Cotterêts	10,376	€1,980/m²	€20,260	43%	10%	16.7%	80%	12

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

525,558 residents and 233,637 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

18%

aged under 15

16%

aged 15–29

28%

aged 60 and over

36%

of households are people living alone

25%

of households are couples with children

11%

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

269,088 homes, 87% of them main residences, with 4.5 rooms on average.

75%

of homes are houses

62%

of households own their home

16%

of households rent social housing (HLM)

second homes

10%

empty homes

84%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191914%

1919–194519%

1946–197025%

1971–199025%

1991–20059%

2006–20198%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

29,793 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,260/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€1,290/m²flats3,122 sales

€1,250/m²houses26,671 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

15.8%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

21%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

30%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Aisne on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

7.0GPs per 10,000 residents2025

164pharmacieson 1 January 2025

283food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners370

Dentists230

Nurses887

Physiotherapists321

Pharmacies164

Group health centres34

Emergency departments8

Supermarkets and hypermarkets128

Convenience stores and grocers155

Bakeries317

Butchers121

Petrol stations91

EV charging stations128

Post offices and postal points174

Banks148

France services centres32

Police and gendarmerie45

Restaurants992

Hairdressers743

Nurseries106

Swimming pools24

Sports halls135

Gyms52

Cinemas14

Libraries129

Performance venues11

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 800 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Flooding46%

Earthquake12%

Transport of hazardous goods3%

Ground movement0%

Industrial hazard0%

3,746natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

47%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows2,760

Ground movement875

Drought (clay shrinkage)111

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026