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Barisis-aux-BoisAisne

The town, home to 752 people, lies in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Is Barisis-aux-Bois a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Barisis-aux-Bois falls below the line for grades.

Barisis-aux-Bois’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Barisis-aux-Bois’ story

No historic monuments in Barisis-aux-Bois

The Culture ministry lists no building in Barisis-aux-Bois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Plate-forme de la pièce allemande, in Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, 3.6 mi away.

2.2% 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 Barisis-aux-Bois.

Who lives here

Barisis-aux-Bois has fewer young adults than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.4% are 15 to 24

27% of adults hold a degree, between Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for 20% of the population. Barisis-aux-Bois has a median age of 44.2.

44.2median age
Barisis-aux-BoisAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Barisis-aux-Bois
Barisis-aux-BoisAisne medianFrance median
Under 1520%18%17%
15–247.4%12%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+23%23%22%
No diploma21%31%19%
CAP or BEP30%27%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education27%18%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Barisis-aux-Bois walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4%

A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Aisne’s towns (20.3%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income is €26,480 a year for each consumption unit. For its 300 residents in work, Barisis-aux-Bois has 100 jobs: 0.3 each.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Barisis-aux-Bois, 0.3 per working resident
9.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

General-bac pupils go 5.4 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.4 mi away.

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Barisis-aux-Bois91.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de la ChesnoyeNearest collègeCollègeCollège6491%+2 pts
91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Barisis-aux-Bois than in Aisne’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.35/m² a month

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

21 houses and apartments changed hands in Barisis-aux-Bois from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.35/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Barisis-aux-Bois€9.35/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€9.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.71 to €11.35/m² a month)
€9.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Monastère de Barisis-aux-Bois and 2 more in and around Barisis-aux-Bois

Heritage in and near Barisis-aux-Bois. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Barisis-aux-Bois

13pages on Barisis-aux-Bois

Landmarks

Nothing in Barisis-aux-Bois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Barisis-aux-Bois

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Barisis-aux-Bois yet.

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Barisis-aux-Bois’ 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 →
BeautorChaunyTergnierLa FèreCrouyLaonBeautorChaunyTergnierLa FèreCrouyLaonBarisis-aux-Bois
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Barisis-aux-Bois752—————
Beautor2,5795.6C−A−C−D−
Chauny11,5965.7DB+DD
Tergnier13,0455.8DA−DD
La Fère2,7966.1C−A−D−D−
Crouy3,04912B−B−A−C−
Laon24,22013C−B+D−C−

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

About Barisis-aux-Bois

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Barisis-aux-Bois is a commune of 752 people in the Communauté de communes Picardie des Châteaux. 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
752 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Picardie des Châteaux
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
5.8 sq mi (14.9 km²)
INSEE code
02049

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.