Chauny grades D overall: better than 14% of compared French towns, and #18 of 23 in Aisne. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 15.6 recorded violent incidents and 22.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,164/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Chauny-Tergnier-La Fère. Its strongest is walkability (A): 85% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Chauny 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 Chauny.
Safety
Crime per resident in Chauny runs higher than in 93% of compared French towns
For 2025, the figures show 412 offenses in Chauny. This Aisne town has 6,150 jobs for 3,800 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. The commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
15.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage150
Other physical violence77
Family violence75
Sexual violence30
Burglary29
Vehicle theft27
Theft from vehicles24
Theft without violence107
Fraud80
Drug use34
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.
15.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
412
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. 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.
HealthHealth D
Chauny is graded a D for health
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,533 deaths in Chauny between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,201: 28% above. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 112 per 100 expected, about level with Aisne’s towns (110) and above compared French towns (88). Women in Aisne live to 83.2 on average and men to 77.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Chauny can choose among 11 GPs.
+12%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw128
Adjusted112
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Chauny · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chauny
1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Chauny
83.2 · 77.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aisne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Chauny has higher unemployment than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 22.6%
Half of residents lived on more than €20,410 a year per consumption unit, about level with Aisne’s towns (€20,680) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 20.7% of commuters got to work without a car.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
On foot12%
Public transport6%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
6,150
jobs based in Chauny, 1.6 per working resident
22.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Chauny is graded a B+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
388 sales of houses and apartments in Chauny, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,164/m². Houses sell for €1,165/m² locally, apartments for €1,111/m². The estimated advertised rent is €10.23/m² a month, close to Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,164/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chauny€1,164/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aisne median€1,167/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,165/m²
351
Apartments
€1,111/m²
37
€10.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.30 to €12.62/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,590
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Chauny-Tergnier-La Fère
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
85.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 1.1 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 81% passed the bac pro, of 254 candidates at 2 lycées. At the lycées within 5 km of Chauny, 89.4% passed the bac, near Aisne’s towns (90.1%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). School results put the town #17 of 24 in Aisne.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument in Chauny, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century. 1.9% of its homes were built before 1919, below 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
Who lives here
A young town: 13% of people in Chauny are 15 to 24, more than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns
Nearly a fifth of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 16%, below Aisne’s towns (18%) and close to compared French towns (17%). At 44.1, the median resident of Chauny sits in the middle of the age range.
44.1median age
ChaunyAisne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
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Chauny’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 Chauny
Is Chauny safe?
It grades D for safety, #19 of 23 in Aisne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 29 burglaries and 150 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Chauny good?
They grade C+, better than 37% of compared French towns and #17 of 24 in Aisne. 95% of 382 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Gay-Lussac in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Chauny expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,164/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Chauny grades B+ for cost of living.
About Chauny
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Chauny is a commune of 11,596 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Chauny-Tergnier-La Fère. 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
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.
