Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 83% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Cost of living is a strength too (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on jobs & income (D−): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 16.6% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Blérancourt 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.
Each subject compares Blérancourt 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blérancourt.
HealthHealth D−
More deaths than Blérancourt’s ages would predict, 118 per 100 expected, above Aisne’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Blérancourt is Ch Chicn Noyon, 8.4 mi away. 129 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 109: 18% above. At birth, a girl in Aisne can expect 83.2 years and a boy 77.4 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. There are 2 general practitioners in the town.
+18%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted118
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Blérancourt · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chicn Noyon
8.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Chauny
83.2 · 77.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aisne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The median disposable income in Blérancourt is €22,560 a year per consumption unit, against €20,680 in Aisne’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
The jobless rate is 16.6%. Just over one in ten 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.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot8%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Blérancourt, 0.6 per working resident
16.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 80% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
The median home in Blérancourt sells for €1,260/m², against €1,167/m² in Aisne’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.51/m² a month, near Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 38 homes in Blérancourt. Also worth knowing: a house rents for an estimated €8.19/m² a month.
€1,260/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Blérancourt€1,260/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aisne median€1,167/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,260/m²
38
€10.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.50 to €12.98/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,100
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Picardie des Châteaux
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Blérancourt: 26% are 65 or over, above Aisne’s towns and compared French towns
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, below Aisne’s towns (12%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Residents of Blérancourt have a median age of 45.8.
45.8median age
BlérancourtAisne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Blérancourt is rich in protected monuments: 43 per 10,000 residents, more than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Blérancourt has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Château de Blérancourt, ancien château des Ducs de Gesvres, actuellement Musée national de la coopération franco-américaine ou Musée national des Deux-Guerres. The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Blérancourt has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 3.7 cases of violence against people and 15.6 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). 2025 saw 12 offenses recorded in Blérancourt. More of the graded crimes locally were vehicle theft than anything else (2025).
3.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Vehicle theft6
Criminal damage6
Armed robbery0
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
27.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (27.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Blérancourt and 4 more in and around Blérancourt
Heritage and family days out in and near Blérancourt. Best known first.
Ancien château: Photo: Enrevseluj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison du conventionnel Saint-Just: Photo: Szeder László · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien couvent des Feuillants: Photo: Enrevseluj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Blérancourt, ancien château des Ducs de Gesvres, actuellement Musée national de la coopération franco-américaine ou Musée national des Deux-Guerres: Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Blérancourt
Is Blérancourt safe?
Blérancourt has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Blérancourt expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Blérancourt grades B+ for cost of living.
About Blérancourt
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Blérancourt is a commune of 1,162 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
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.
