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Home to 631 people, this town lies in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Population

631

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.56

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

Median income

€27,780

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Berny-Rivière a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Berny-Rivière out for now.

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

Berny-Rivière’s story

Berny-Rivière in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Berny-Rivière, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1990First protected: Carrières dites de l'Infirmerie et du Premier Zouave
2000Most recently protected: Carrière de Chapeaumont

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Berny-Rivière.

History

Berny-Rivière keeps more of its old housing than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Berny-Rivière, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit3

12th c.

oldest protected part

1927

first monument protected

Full pageBerny-Rivière’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes20% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Berny-Rivière?”

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

Who lives here

Few people in Berny-Rivière are 15 to 24: 9.9%, fewer than in Aisne’s towns and across compared French towns

Retirement age and beyond: just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older. Children are 18% of the town. Half of Berny-Rivière is older than 44.4, half younger.

44.4median age

Berny-RivièreAisne medianFrance median

Aisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat22%

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 Berny-Rivière
	Berny-Rivière	Aisne median	France median
Under 15	18%	18%	17%
15–24	9.9%	12%	11%
25–44	23%	22%	23%
45–64	29%	26%	26%
65+	21%	23%	22%
No diploma	19%	31%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	17%	18%
Higher education	24%	18%	30%

Full pageBerny-Rivière’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages44.4 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households260 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad2.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Berny-Rivière?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Berny-Rivière are out of work than in Aisne’s towns or across compared French towns: 9.2%

The median disposable income is €27,780 a year per consumption unit. Berny-Rivière holds 50 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. At the census, 5.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Aisne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%

Motorbike or scooter3%

Public transport2%

On foot2%

Bicycle1%

jobs based in Berny-Rivière, 0.2 per working resident

9.2%

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

€27,780

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageBerny-Rivière’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€27,780 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

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

For collège, the closest is 0.8 mi away.

84.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Berny-Rivière84.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège La FeuilladeNearest collègeCollège	Collège	90	84%+1 pt

84.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate

0.8 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageBerny-Rivière’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges84.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Berny-Rivière is €11.56/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 22 homes were sold in Berny-Rivière.

€11.56/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Berny-Rivière€11.56/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Aisne median€10.23/m²

€11.56/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.32 to €14.34/m² a month)

€9.99/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBerny-Rivière’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.56/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Vic-sur-Aisne and 3 more in and around Berny-Rivière

Heritage in and near Berny-Rivière. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vic-sur-Aisne2.1 km west, in Vic-sur-Aisne ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montois2.4 km southwest, in Ressons-le-Long ChâteauChâteauDonjon d'Ambleny4.3 km southeast, in Ambleny ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mainville2.3 km southeast, in Ressons-le-Long

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Berny-Rivière

13pages on Berny-Rivière

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9 mi away Housing22 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.4 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Berny-Rivière, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Inscrit

Carrière de ChapeaumontIndustrial building · 20th c.

Inscrit

Carrières dites de l'Infirmerie et du Premier ZouaveMonument · 20th c.

Famous people from Berny-Rivière

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Berny-Rivière yet.

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Berny-Rivière’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 →

SoissonsBelleuCrouyVilleneuve-Saint-GermainVillers-CotterêtsChoisy-au-BacBerny-Rivière

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Berny-Rivière	631	—	—	—	—	—
Soissons	28,046	8.3	C⁺	C⁺	C⁻	B
Belleu	3,659	9.1	B⁻	C⁺	A⁻	D⁻
Crouy	3,049	9.5	B⁻	B⁻	A⁻	C⁻
Villeneuve-Saint-Germain	2,616	9.6	B	B⁻	A⁻	C⁻
Villers-Cotterêts	10,489	11	D	C⁺	C	C⁻
Choisy-au-Bac Oise	3,449	12	B⁺	C⁻	A	C

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

About Berny-Rivière

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Berny-Rivière is a commune of 631 people in the Communauté de communes Retz-en-Valois. 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: 631 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Retz-en-Valois
Département: Aisne (02)
Région: Hauts-de-France
Area: 3.1 sq mi (8 km²)
INSEE code: 02071

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 4, 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.