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ArrancyAisne

A town of 45 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.25

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

Walk, cycle, transit

10%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Arrancy a good place to live?

Arrancy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Arrancy stand out

The 2 things Arrancy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

21% are second homes

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

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

31% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 50.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château d'Arrancy · Inscrit · Photo: Sdo216 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Arrancy’s story

Arrancy in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Arrancy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 3 people born in Arrancy before 1900, the earliest Charles Chonet de Bollemont, in 1749.

1927First protected: Ancien château d'Arranceau
2008Most recently protected: Château d'Arrancy

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arrancy.

Who lives here

Children make up only 11% of Arrancy, fewer than in Aisne’s towns and across compared French towns

Among adults, 24% have a degree. 31% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Aisne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents.

50.5median age

ArrancyAisne medianFrance median

Aisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

31%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%

CAP or BEP41%

Baccalauréat16%

Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Arrancy
	Arrancy	Aisne median	France median
Under 15	11%	18%	17%
15–24	8.9%	12%	11%
25–44	27%	22%	23%
45–64	22%	26%	26%
65+	31%	23%	22%
No diploma	11%	31%	19%
CAP or BEP	41%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	16%	17%	18%
Higher education	24%	18%	30%

Full pageArrancy’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50.5 median age · 31% are 65 or over Households20 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad4.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Arrancy?”

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

History

Old homes shape Arrancy: 43% were built before 1919, more than in Aisne’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Arrancy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

15th c.

oldest protected part

1927

first monument protected

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Age of homes43% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Arrancy?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Arrancy, 4.5%, runs below Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

9.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Aisne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%

Public transport10%

On foot0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Arrancy, 0.5 per working resident

4.5%

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

10%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.5 per working resident Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Arrancy than in Aisne’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.25/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €8.65/m² a month.

€9.25/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Arrancy€9.25/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Aisne median€10.23/m²

€9.25/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.46 to €11.46/m² a month)

€8.65/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageArrancy’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.25/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Arranceau and 4 more in and around Arrancy

Heritage in and near Arrancy. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Arranceauin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Arrancyin town FortFortTour de Vaurseine1.3 km northwest, in Ployart-et-Vaurseine ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Festieux3 km north, in Festieux AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré de Saint-Thomas4.8 km east, in Saint-Thomas

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Arrancy

12pages on Arrancy

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.1 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here HousingFlood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.5 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people3 notable people born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Arrancy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Inscrit

Ancien château d'ArranceauChâteau · 15th & 17th c.

Château d'ArrancyChâteau · 17th & 19th c.

Photo credits

Château d'Arrancy: Photo: Sdo216 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Arrancy

3 notable people were born in Arrancy.

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René de La Tour du PinFrench politician · 1834–1924

Jean-Charles DeguiseFrench politician · 1894–1965

Charles Chonet de BollemontFrench politician (1749–1815)

Arrancy’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 →

Athies-sous-LaonLaonVilleneuve-sur-AisneFismesArrancy

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Arrancy	45	—	—	—	—	—
Athies-sous-Laon	2,578	6.3	A⁻	A⁻	A	C⁺
Laon	24,220	7.6	C⁻	B⁺	D⁻	C⁻
Villeneuve-sur-Aisne	2,792	11	—	A⁻	—	C⁺
Fismes Marne	5,850	13	C⁻	B⁺	C⁺	D

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

About Arrancy

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Arrancy is a commune of 45 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Laon. 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: 45 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Laon
Département: Aisne (02)
Région: Hauts-de-France
Area: 2.2 sq mi (5.6 km²)
INSEE code: 02024

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.