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Braye-en-LaonnoisAisne

With 195 residents, it is a town in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Is Braye-en-Laonnois a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Braye-en-Laonnois falls below the line for grades.

Braye-en-Laonnois’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Braye-en-Laonnois’ story

1 historic monument, 1 classé

Braye-en-Laonnois has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1998.

3.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Paul Vermoyal, born in 1888, is the one person born in Braye-en-Laonnois before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1998First protected: Carrière de Froidmont
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The data

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History

1 historic monument in Braye-en-Laonnois, 1 classé

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

3.3% of its homes were built before 1919, below Aisne’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Among the classé monuments in Braye-en-Laonnois is Carrière de Froidmont. The oldest protected building goes back to the 20th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

20th c.
oldest protected part
1998
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Braye-en-Laonnois are 15 to 24: 9%, fewer than in both Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

Graduates make up nearly a fifth of adults. People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, below both Aisne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Braye-en-Laonnois in two is 42.2.

42.2median age
Braye-en-LaonnoisAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education19%

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 Braye-en-Laonnois
Braye-en-LaonnoisAisne medianFrance median
Under 1517%18%17%
15–249%12%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+20%23%22%
No diploma26%31%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education19%18%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 3.4% of commuters in Braye-en-Laonnois go to work without a car, fewer than in both Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

Braye-en-Laonnois holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €26,490 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Aisne’s towns (€20,680). Also worth knowing: of those in the labour force, 12.9% are unemployed.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Braye-en-Laonnois, 0.4 per working resident
12.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Braye-en-Laonnois is €11.40/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 2 homes were sold in Braye-en-Laonnois.

€11.40/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Braye-en-Laonnois€11.40/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€11.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.26 to €14.03/m² a month)
€8.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Braye-en-Laonnois

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Landmarks

Braye-en-Laonnois has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Braye-en-Laonnois

One notable person was born in Braye-en-Laonnois.

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Braye-en-Laonnois’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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LaonAthies-sous-LaonFismesCrouyVilleneuve-Saint-GermainBelleuLaonAthies-sous-LaonFismesCrouyVilleneuve-Saint-GermainBelleuBraye-en-Laonnois
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Braye-en-Laonnois195—————
Laon24,2208.6C−B+D−C−
Athies-sous-Laon2,5789.6A−A−AC+
Fismes Marne5,8509.8C−B+C+D
Crouy3,04912B−B−A−C−
Villeneuve-Saint-Germain2,61612BB−A−C−
Belleu3,65913B−C+A−D−

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

About Braye-en-Laonnois

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Braye-en-Laonnois is a commune of 195 people in the Communauté de communes du Chemin des Dames. 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
195 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Chemin des Dames
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3.2 sq mi (8.2 km²)
INSEE code
02115

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.