Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 175 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
Buzancy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Buzancy does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Buzancy counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Buzancy.
Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults, between Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are just over a quarter of the population. Under 15: 19% of residents.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Buzancy | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 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.
Among the classé monuments in Buzancy is Monument des Ecossais au Brisquet. Protection here reaches back to the 20th century. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up nearly a tenth of the total, close to 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
The median disposable income was €27,850 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Aisne’s towns (€20,680) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Buzancy number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.4 per worker). At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Buzancy didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €9.99/m² a month. Buzancy recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Buzancy. Best known first.
Buzancy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Buzancy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzancy | 175 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Belleu | 3,659 | 3.5 | B− | C+ | A− | D− |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Germain | 2,616 | 4.4 | B | B− | A− | C− |
| Soissons | 28,046 | 4.7 | C+ | C+ | C− | B |
| Crouy | 3,049 | 6 | B− | B− | A− | C− |
| Fère-en-Tardenois | 2,836 | 11 | C | B+ | C | C |
| Villers-Cotterêts | 10,489 | 12 | D | C+ | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Buzancy is a commune of 175 people in the Communauté de communes du Canton d'Oulchy-le-Château. 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) · 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.