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1,130 people live in this town in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
The local economy does well: 0.9 jobs per working resident; 8.1% unemployment. Getting around depends on the car: 5% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its schools fall short: bac results 1.1 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.7 points below the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €1,635/m² costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération GrandSoissons Agglomération.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Billy-sur-Aisne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Billy-sur-Aisne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Billy-sur-Aisne with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Billy-sur-Aisne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Billy-sur-Aisne, 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.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Billy-sur-Aisne. Best known first.
AbbeyAbbaye royale de Saint-Médard de Soissons4 km northwest, in Soissons
MuseumMusée de Soissons5 km northwest, in SoissonsAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Jean-des-Vignes4.7 km northwest, in SoissonsAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Soissons4.7 km northwest, in SoissonsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Septmonts3 km southwest, in SeptmontsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Billy-sur-Aisne.
6.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Aisne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,940 a year. At the census, 2.7% of working residents in Billy-sur-Aisne didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Billy-sur-Aisne, 88.3% passed the bac, below Aisne’s towns (90.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The bac pro: 83% of 299 candidates passed at the 3 vocational lycées within 5 km. The closest collège is 1.6 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louise MichelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 80 | 85%+2 pts |
| Lycée Saint-Rémy PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 147 | 99%+1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Saint-Vincent-de-Paul PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 97 | 90%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Aisne: 83.2 years for women and 77.4 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. After the care-home adjustment, Billy-sur-Aisne’s deaths ran at 95 per 100 expected, between Aisne’s towns (110) and compared French towns (88). 110 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 116: 5% below.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Children under 15 make up 16%, below both Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.6%. A quarter of adults hold a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Billy-sur-Aisne | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
10% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Aisne’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.40/m² a month, above Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Billy-sur-Aisne recorded 38 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €9.01/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,635/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Billy-sur-Aisne’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Billy-sur-Aisne yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy-sur-Aisne | 1,130 | — | — | C+ | — | C |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Germain | 2,616 | 1.9 | B | B− | A− | C− |
| Belleu | 3,659 | 2.2 | B− | C+ | A− | D− |
| Soissons | 28,046 | 3.1 | C+ | C+ | C− | B |
| Crouy | 3,049 | 3.3 | B− | B− | A− | C− |
| Fère-en-Tardenois | 2,836 | 12 | C | B+ | C | C |
| Fismes Marne | 5,850 | 14 | C− | B+ | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Billy-sur-Aisne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 147 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Rémy in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Billy-sur-Aisne grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Billy-sur-Aisne is a commune of 1,130 people in the Communauté d'agglomération GrandSoissons Agglomération. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.