Château-Thierry’s overall grade, D, puts it better than nearly a tenth of compared French towns. Crime is the sore point: an average of 16.1 recorded violent incidents and 17.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It lags on jobs & income as well (C−) — 1.9 jobs per working resident; 22.2% unemployment. Where it does best is walkability — 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 33% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,766/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Château-Thierry.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Château-Thierry 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 Château-Thierry.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Château-Thierry, 22.2%, runs above Aisne’s towns and compared French towns
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €20,900 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 32.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Aisne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
33%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving63%
Public transport20%
On foot11%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
9,350
jobs based in Château-Thierry, 1.9 per working resident
22.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 93% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Château-Thierry than in 89% of compared French towns
The graded crime recorded most in Château-Thierry was criminal damage (2025). Jobs outnumber working residents in Château-Thierry (9,350 to 5,000): it draws people in from around. All told, Château-Thierry had 506 recorded offenses in 2025.
16.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage172
Other physical violence103
Family violence74
Sexual violence60
Theft from vehicles47
Burglary38
Vehicle theft12
Drug use256
Theft without violence146
Fraud82
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.
16.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
506
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.2% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
14 historic monuments, 5 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Relative to its size, Château-Thierry keeps 9.3 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. Among the classé monuments locally is Porte Saint-Jean. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C−
Château-Thierry has a higher adjusted death rate than 81% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Château-Thierry come to 101 per 100 predicted. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,452 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,781, 23% more. Life expectancy in Aisne: 83.2 years for women and 77.4 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. There are 21 general practitioners here.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw123
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
21
GPs in Château-Thierry · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chateau Thierry
0.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Chateau Thierry
83.2 · 77.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aisne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
78.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 4.5 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 82% passed the bac pro, of 169 candidates at 2 lycées. Its schools’ results rank #19 of 24 in Aisne. At the lycées within 5 km of Château-Thierry, 92.5% passed the bac, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and above Aisne’s towns (90.1%).
97%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
Homes in Château-Thierry sell for €1,766/m² at the median, 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 €11.89/m² a month, above Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Apartments in Château-Thierry sell for €1,584/m², houses for €1,890/m². Also worth knowing: from July 2023 to June 2026, 409 homes were sold locally.
€1,766/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Château-Thierry€1,766/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aisne median€1,167/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,890/m²
209
Apartments
€1,584/m²
200
€11.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.53 to €14.82/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,320
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Château-Thierry
Porte Saint-Pierre: Photo: Zeugma fr (Antoine FLEURY-GOBERT) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruines de l'ancien château et la butte sur laquelle elles sont situées: Photo: Johann Dréo ( User:Nojhan ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Crépin: Photo: Johann Dréo ( User:Nojhan ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison de Jean de la Fontaine: Photo: Arnout · Public domain
Jean de La Fontaine: Henri Millot, Public domain · Maurice Holleaux: Marc Baronnet, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Louise Lara: Henri Manuel, Public domain · Jean-Baptiste Dumangin: Alexander Roslin, Public domain · Édouard Macquart: Le Miroir des sports, Public domain · Antoine-François Lomet: Antoine-François Lomet, Public domain
Château-Thierry’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Château-Thierry
Is Château-Thierry safe?
It grades D for safety, #17 of 23 in Aisne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 38 burglaries and 172 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Château-Thierry good?
They grade C, better than 28% of compared French towns and #19 of 24 in Aisne. 94% of 111 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jules Verne in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Château-Thierry expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Château-Thierry grades C+ for cost of living.
About Château-Thierry
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Château-Thierry is a commune of 15,097 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Château-Thierry. 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
15,097 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Château-Thierry
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