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A town of 658 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Is Aubenton a good place to live?

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

Église Notre-Dame
Église Notre-Dame · Classé · Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Aubenton’s story

Aubenton in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Aubenton counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Aubenton before 1900, the earliest Jean François Nicolas Marchoux, in 1754.

  • 1994First protected: Église Notre-Dame
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aubenton.

History

Aubenton keeps more of its old housing than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Aubenton is Église Notre-Dame. On the Culture ministry’s list, Aubenton counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1978
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Aubenton, above Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

10% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Degrees are held by 16% of adults, below both Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (30%). At 39.5, the median resident of Aubenton sits in the middle of the age range.

39.5median age
AubentonAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Aubenton
AubentonAisne medianFrance median
Under 1520%18%17%
15–2410%12%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6422%26%26%
65+23%23%22%
No diploma25%31%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education16%18%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Aubenton than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 3.6%

Aubenton holds 150 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €20,520 a year per consumption unit, about level with Aisne’s towns (€20,680) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Just over a tenth of the labour force are out of work.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Aubenton, 0.6 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Aubenton costs less than in Aisne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.98/m² a month

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

Aubenton recorded 22 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.98/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Aubenton€8.98/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€8.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.15 to €11.28/m² a month)
€6.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Aubenton

12pages on Aubenton

Landmarks

The list names few of Aubenton’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Aubenton

3 notable people were born in Aubenton.

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Aubenton’s neighbors

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

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Saint-MichelHirsonAnorVervinsFourmiesWignehiesSaint-MichelHirsonAnorVervinsFourmiesWignehiesAubenton
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Aubenton658—————
Saint-Michel3,1996.6CAC−D
Hirson8,4698C−A−D−D
Anor Nord3,09912C+A−B+D−
Vervins2,54913B−A−C−D
Fourmies Nord11,44914DB+D−D
Wignehies Nord2,80415C−AC−D−

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

About Aubenton

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Aubenton is a commune of 658 people in the Communauté de communes des Trois Rivières. 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
658 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Trois Rivières
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
9.2 sq mi (23.8 km²)
INSEE code
02031

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.