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Bois-lès-PargnyAisne

A town of 187 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Population

187

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.42

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

Median income

€24,700

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 Bois-lès-Pargny a good place to live?

Bois-lès-Pargny is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Ancien château · Classé · Photo: G.Garitan · CC BY-SA 3.0

Bois-lès-Pargny’s story

Bois-lès-Pargny in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bois-lès-Pargny: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1889.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Pierre Joseph Demonceaux, born in 1758, is the one person born in Bois-lès-Pargny before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1889First protected: Menhir dit Le Verziau de Gargantua
1927Most recently protected: Ancien château

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bois-lès-Pargny.

Who lives here

Few people in Bois-lès-Pargny are 65 or over: 19%, below Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

Bois-lès-Pargny sits below both Aisne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. Children under 15 make up 19% of residents.

43.7median age

Bois-lès-PargnyAisne medianFrance median

Aisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%

CAP or BEP34%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bois-lès-Pargny
	Bois-lès-Pargny	Aisne median	France median
Under 15	19%	18%	17%
15–24	10%	12%	11%
25–44	22%	22%	23%
45–64	30%	26%	26%
65+	19%	23%	22%
No diploma	17%	31%	19%
CAP or BEP	34%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	17%	18%
Higher education	23%	18%	30%

Full pageBois-lès-Pargny’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages43.7 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households80 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad2.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Bois-lès-Pargny?”

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

History

Bois-lès-Pargny keeps more of its old housing than Aisne or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919

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

That puts Bois-lès-Pargny above both Aisne’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bois-lès-Pargny: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Bois-lès-Pargny is Menhir dit Le Verziau de Gargantua.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Menhir dit Le Verziau de Gargantua Prehistory
Ancien château 17th c.

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1889

first monument protected

Full pageBois-lès-Pargny’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes22% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Bois-lès-Pargny?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Bois-lès-Pargny than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 1.2%

On this, Bois-lès-Pargny is below both Aisne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 10.8% of the labour force are out of work. Bois-lès-Pargny has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

On foot0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Bois-lès-Pargny, 0.2 per working resident

10.8%

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

€24,700

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageBois-lès-Pargny’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.2 per working resident Median income€24,700 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

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

In the comparison, Bois-lès-Pargny comes above Aisne’s towns (83.6%) but below compared French towns (87.5%).

86.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bois-lès-Pargny86.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Charles BrazierNearest collègeCollège	Collège	95	86%+3 pts

86.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate

2.4 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageBois-lès-Pargny’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges86.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

Renting in Bois-lès-Pargny costs less than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.42/m² a month

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

For Bois-lès-Pargny, that is below both Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.42/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bois-lès-Pargny€8.42/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Aisne median€10.23/m²

€8.42/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.03 to €10.07/m² a month)

€6.97/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBois-lès-Pargny’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.42/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bois-lès-Pargny

12pages on Bois-lès-Pargny

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.7 mi away Housing8 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.7 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bois-lès-Pargny: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Menhir dit Le Verziau de GargantuaStanding stone · Prehistory

Ancien châteauChâteau · 17th c.

Photo credits

Menhir dit Le Verziau de Gargantua: Photo: Enrevseluj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien château: Photo: G.Garitan · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bois-lès-Pargny

One notable person was born in Bois-lès-Pargny.

Their page →

Pierre Joseph DemonceauxFrench politician · born 1758

Bois-lès-Pargny’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 →

Athies-sous-LaonLaonGuiseVervinsLa FèreBeautorBois-lès-Pargny

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bois-lès-Pargny	187	—	—	—	—	—
Athies-sous-Laon	2,578	11	A⁻	A⁻	A	C⁺
Laon	24,220	11	C⁻	B⁺	D⁻	C⁻
Guise	4,490	12	C	A	C⁻	D⁻
Vervins	2,549	13	B⁻	A⁻	C⁻	D
La Fère	2,796	14	C⁻	A⁻	D⁻	D⁻
Beautor	2,579	15	C⁻	A⁻	C⁻	D⁻

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

About Bois-lès-Pargny

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Bois-lès-Pargny is a commune of 187 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: 187 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de la Serre
Département: Aisne (02)
Région: Hauts-de-France
Area: 4 sq mi (10.5 km²)
INSEE code: 02096

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.