Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 118 people, lies in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
Aizelles isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Aizelles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye de Vauclair, in Bouconville-Vauclair, 3.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aizelles.
16% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by a third of adults, above both Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Aizelles is 46.
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Aizelles | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €26,000 a year per consumption unit, above Aisne’s towns (€20,680) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 10.3% are unemployed. 3.8% of Aizelles’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 1.9 mi off. General-bac pupils go 9.4 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Léopold Sédar SenghorNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 89 | 81%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Aizelles from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Aizelles. Best known first.
Nothing in Aizelles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Aizelles yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aizelles | 118 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Athies-sous-Laon | 2,578 | 8.1 | A− | A− | A | C+ |
| Villeneuve-sur-Aisne | 2,792 | 8.2 | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Laon | 24,220 | 9.8 | C− | B+ | D− | C− |
| Fismes Marne | 5,850 | 14 | C− | B+ | C+ | D |
| Saint-Brice-Courcelles Marne | 3,566 | 17 | C | C | C− | C+ |
| Bétheny Marne | 6,975 | 18 | B | C | C+ | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Aizelles is a commune of 118 people in the Communauté de communes du Chemin des Dames. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.