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This town in Aisne, Hauts-de-France has a population of 1,296.
Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 60% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 23% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €1,690/m² costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Canton de Charly-sur-Marne. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health and B for jobs & income. It skews older: a third of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Chézy-sur-Marne 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.
Each subject compares Chézy-sur-Marne 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.
Chézy-sur-Marne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Chézy-sur-Marne does most differently from other towns.
Chézy-sur-Marne has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Chézy-sur-Marne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Zeugma fr · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chézy-sur-Marne.
Degrees are held by 27% of adults, above Aisne’s towns (18%) but below compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 12% of residents.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Chézy-sur-Marne | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €27,010 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Aisne’s towns (€20,680). Jobs located in Chézy-sur-Marne: 350, for 500 residents in work (0.7 each). Bus, tram or train carried 16.3% of working residents in Chézy-sur-Marne to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Chézy-sur-Marne can choose among 2 GPs. In Aisne, women can expect to live 83.2 years and men 77.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 306 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 238: 28% above.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Chézy-sur-Marne is Église Saint-Martin. Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.98/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²). The market in Chézy-sur-Marne: 44 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 91% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,734/m² | 40 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Chézy-sur-Marne. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Chézy-sur-Marne.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Chézy-sur-Marne is a commune of 1,296 people in the Communauté de communes du Canton de Charly-sur-Marne. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chézy-sur-Marne | 1,296 | — | — | B | — | B |
| Essômes-sur-Marne | 2,691 | 3.1 | C | C+ | A− | D |
| Charly-sur-Marne | 2,594 | 4.2 | B | B | A− | D |
| Château-Thierry | 15,097 | 4.5 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Montmirail Marne | 3,535 | 11 | B− | A | B | C+ |
| La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Seine-et-Marne | 10,254 | 11 | D− | C | C | D |
| Jouarre Seine-et-Marne | 4,221 | 12 | C | C+ | A− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Chézy-sur-Marne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 7.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chézy-sur-Marne grades B for cost of living.
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.