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Armentières-sur-OurcqAisne

The town has 96 residents and lies in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.85

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Armentières-sur-Ourcq a good place to live?

Armentières-sur-Ourcq is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing.

What makes Armentières-sur-Ourcq stand out

The one thing Armentières-sur-Ourcq does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

12% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Ruines du château d'Armentières avec sa poterne · Classé · Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Armentières-sur-Ourcq’s story

Armentières-sur-Ourcq in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Armentières-sur-Ourcq: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1921.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1921First protected: Ruines du château d'Armentières avec sa poterne
2001Most recently protected: Ponts Bernard

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Armentières-sur-Ourcq.

History

Old homes shape Armentières-sur-Ourcq: 44% were built before 1919, more than in both Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Armentières-sur-Ourcq is Ruines du château d'Armentières avec sa poterne. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Ruines du château d'Armentières avec sa poterne 12th–16th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1921

first monument protected

Full pageArmentières-sur-Ourcq’s history pageOpen the full History page

Age of homes44% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Armentières-sur-Ourcq?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Armentières-sur-Ourcq has fewer young adults than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4% are 15 to 24

One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. 25% of adults hold a degree, between Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Armentières-sur-Ourcq by age and the one in the middle is 48.

48median age

Armentières-sur-OurcqAisne medianFrance median

Aisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

22%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%

CAP or BEP39%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Armentières-sur-Ourcq
	Armentières-sur-Ourcq	Aisne median	France median
Under 15	16%	18%	17%
15–24	6.4%	12%	11%
25–44	27%	22%	23%
45–64	29%	26%	26%
65+	22%	23%	22%
No diploma	11%	31%	19%
CAP or BEP	39%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	17%	18%
Higher education	25%	18%	30%

Full pageArmentières-sur-Ourcq’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages48 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households50 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad0% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Armentières-sur-Ourcq?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Armentières-sur-Ourcq walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 2.4%

Unemployment is 14.3%. At the census, 7.1% of working residents in Armentières-sur-Ourcq didn’t travel to work at all.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%

On foot2%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Armentières-sur-Ourcq, 0.3 per working resident

14.3%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.3 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Armentières-sur-Ourcq is €11.85/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Renting a house costs an estimated €9.33/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 3 homes in Armentières-sur-Ourcq.

€11.85/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Armentières-sur-Ourcq€11.85/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Aisne median€10.23/m²

€11.85/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.58 to €14.65/m² a month)

€9.33/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€11.85/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château d'Armentières and 5 more in and around Armentières-sur-Ourcq

Heritage in and near Armentières-sur-Ourcq. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Armentièresin town AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré d'Oulchy-le-Château2.9 km north, in Oulchy-le-Château ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Buisson4.2 km southeast, in Brécy ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Givray4.6 km northeast, in Bruyères-sur-Fère AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Coincy3.5 km southeast, in Coincy AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré du Charme4.8 km southwest, in Grisolles

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Armentières-sur-Ourcq

12pages on Armentières-sur-Ourcq

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing3 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Armentières-sur-Ourcq: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Ponts BernardBridge · Early modern

Ruines du château d'Armentières avec sa poterneChâteau · 12th–16th c.

Photo credits

Ponts Bernard: Photo: CanadairBreny · CC BY 3.0 · Ruines du château d'Armentières avec sa poterne: Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Armentières-sur-Ourcq

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Armentières-sur-Ourcq yet.

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Armentières-sur-Ourcq’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Aisne →

Fère-en-TardenoisChâteau-ThierryEssômes-sur-MarneBelleuVilleneuve-Saint-GermainDormansArmentières-sur-Ourcq

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Armentières-sur-Ourcq	96	—	—	—	—	—
Fère-en-Tardenois	2,836	5.9	C	B⁺	C	C
Château-Thierry	15,097	9.1	D	C⁺	D	C⁻
Essômes-sur-Marne	2,691	11	C	C⁺	A⁻	D
Belleu	3,659	13	B⁻	C⁺	A⁻	D⁻
Villeneuve-Saint-Germain	2,616	14	B	B⁻	A⁻	C⁻
Dormans Marne	2,890	14	B	A⁻	B⁺	D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Armentières-sur-Ourcq

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Armentières-sur-Ourcq is a commune of 96 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Château-Thierry. 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

Population: 96 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Château-Thierry
Département: Aisne (02)
Région: Hauts-de-France
Area: 2.6 sq mi (6.8 km²)
INSEE code: 02023

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 November 9, 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.