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A town of 555 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

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

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Barenton-Bugny’s story

Barenton-Bugny in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Barenton-Bugny: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

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

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barenton-Bugny.

History

Old homes shape Barenton-Bugny: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns

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

For Barenton-Bugny, that is above both Aisne’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Barenton-Bugny: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
12th c.
oldest protected part
1921
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Barenton-Bugny are 15 to 24: 8.4%, fewer than in Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

Barenton-Bugny sits below both Aisne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure.

45.7median age
Barenton-BugnyAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Barenton-Bugny
Barenton-BugnyAisne medianFrance median
Under 1517%18%17%
15–248.4%12%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+22%23%22%
No diploma20%31%19%
CAP or BEP30%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education24%18%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Barenton-Bugny are out of work than in Aisne’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.1%

That puts Barenton-Bugny below both Aisne’s towns (20.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Barenton-Bugny has 300 jobs for 250 working residents, 1.3 per worker. At the census, 3.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
300
jobs based in Barenton-Bugny, 1.3 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
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 Barenton-Bugny costs less than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.86/m² a month

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

On this, Barenton-Bugny is below both Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Barenton-Bugny€8.86/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€8.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.15 to €10.98/m² a month)
€8.02/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 Barenton-Bugny

11pages on Barenton-Bugny

Landmarks

Barenton-Bugny has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Barenton-Bugny

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Barenton-Bugny yet.

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Barenton-Bugny’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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Athies-sous-LaonLaonLa FèreBeautorTergnierAthies-sous-LaonLaonLa FèreBeautorTergnierBarenton-Bugny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Barenton-Bugny555—————
Athies-sous-Laon2,5784.4A−A−AC+
Laon24,2204.7C−B+D−C−
La Fère2,79613C−A−D−D−
Beautor2,57914C−A−C−D−
Tergnier13,04516DA−DD

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

About Barenton-Bugny

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Barenton-Bugny is a commune of 555 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de la Serre. 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
555 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de la Serre
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.5 km²)
INSEE code
02046

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.