Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 147 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
Chérêt is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Chérêt does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chérêt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Bruyères-et-Montbérault, 1 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chérêt.
Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are 14% of the population. Ages in Chérêt split evenly at 43.5: half are older, half younger.
44% women, 56% men
About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Chérêt | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
11.6% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Aisne’s towns (20.3%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 1.6% of working residents in Chérêt at the census.
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.
Sales in Chérêt from July 2023 to June 2026: 5 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Chérêt. Best known first.
Nothing in Chérêt is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chérêt yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chérêt | 147 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Athies-sous-Laon | 2,578 | 3.9 | A− | A− | A | C+ |
| Laon | 24,220 | 4.2 | C− | B+ | D− | C− |
| Villeneuve-sur-Aisne | 2,792 | 14 | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Fismes Marne | 5,850 | 14 | C− | B+ | C+ | D |
| Crouy | 3,049 | 17 | B− | B− | A− | C− |
| La Fère | 2,796 | 17 | C− | A− | D− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Chérêt is a commune of 147 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Laon. 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.