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In Aisne, Hauts-de-France, this town has 1,947 residents.
Bucy-le-Long is a safe place by the numbers: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 11.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,681/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Val de l'Aisne. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Bucy-le-Long 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 Bucy-le-Long does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bucy-le-Long 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.
Bucy-le-Long has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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On the Culture ministry’s list, Bucy-le-Long counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bucy-le-Long.
Among the graded crimes in Bucy-le-Long, the most frequent was burglary (2025). The police record for Bucy-le-Long lists 15 offenses in 2025.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 24.9% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 156 residents of Bucy-le-Long died, against 197 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 21% fewer. Women in Aisne live to 83.2 on average and men to 77.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Bucy-le-Long is Ch Soissons, 3.1 mi away.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.95/m² a month, near Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 49 homes were sold in Bucy-le-Long. Of the homes sold, 96% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,681/m² | 47 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; 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 Bucy-le-Long, 90.0% passed the bac, near Aisne’s towns (90.1%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). General-bac pupils go 3.3 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louise MichelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 80 | 85%+2 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Saint-Vincent-de-Paul PrivateNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 97 | 90%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Bucy-le-Long is Chapelle Sainte-Marguerite. 6.8% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Aisne’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stands at 11.1%. 8.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Aisne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Bucy-le-Long counts 0.7 jobs (550 jobs, 800 workers).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
28% of adults hold a degree, higher than Aisne’s towns (18%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Ages in Bucy-le-Long split evenly at 45.7: half are older, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bucy-le-Long | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and family days out in and near Bucy-le-Long. Best known first.
AbbeyAbbaye royale de Saint-Médard de Soissons4 km west, in SoissonsFortFortFort de Condé4.4 km east, in Condé-sur-AisneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villeneuve-Saint-Germain3.4 km west, in Villeneuve-Saint-GermainTheme parkTheme parkParc de Coupaville - Laser Game extérieur4.7 km southwest, in SoissonsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
On the Culture ministry’s list, Bucy-le-Long counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Chapelle Sainte-Marguerite: Photo: Pascal3012 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien château: Photo: Pascal3012 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Bucy-le-Long as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucy-le-Long | 1,947 | — | — | B+ | A | B+ |
| Crouy | 3,049 | 2.1 | B− | B− | A− | C− |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Germain | 2,616 | 2.2 | B | B− | A− | C− |
| Belleu | 3,659 | 3.4 | B− | C+ | A− | D− |
| Soissons | 28,046 | 3.5 | C+ | C+ | C− | B |
| Fismes Marne | 5,850 | 14 | C− | B+ | C+ | D |
| Fère-en-Tardenois | 2,836 | 14 | C | B+ | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 7 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bucy-le-Long grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Bucy-le-Long is a commune of 1,947 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de l'Aisne. 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.