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A town of 1,195 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
Chierry has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (C): bac results 1.1 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.5 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €1,882/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Château-Thierry. Its strongest is jobs & income (B): 1.3 jobs per working resident; 11.2% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Chierry does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Chierry 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chierry as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Porte Saint-Pierre, in Château-Thierry, 1.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Chierry. Best known first.
Art galleryMusée Jean-de-La-Fontaine2.5 km northwest, in Château-Thierry
MuseumHôtel-Dieu de Château-Thierry2.1 km northwest, in Château-Thierry
MuseumMaison de Jean de la Fontaine2.5 km northwest, in Château-ThierryFortFortPorte Saint-Jean2.2 km northwest, in Château-ThierryMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Capucins de Château-Thierry2.2 km west, in Château-ThierryFortFortPorte Saint-Pierre2.2 km northwest, in Château-ThierryPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chierry.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For Chierry, that is below both Aisne’s towns (83.6%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RacineNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 160 | 80%−4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Jules VerneNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 111 | 94%−3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Jean de La FontaineBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 282 | 98%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stood at 11.2%, below Aisne’s towns (20.3%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 24.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Chierry sits below both Aisne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Over-65s are 26% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Chierry | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 107 residents of Chierry died, against 125 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,882/m², comes from 40 sales of houses and apartments in Chierry from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.35/m² a month, close to Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,925/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chierry 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 Chierry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chierry | 1,195 | — | — | B | — | B |
| Château-Thierry | 15,097 | 1.9 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Essômes-sur-Marne | 2,691 | 3.2 | C | C+ | A− | D |
| Charly-sur-Marne | 2,594 | 7.9 | B | B | A− | D |
| Dormans Marne | 2,890 | 9.9 | B | A− | B+ | D |
| Fère-en-Tardenois | 2,836 | 12 | C | B+ | C | C |
| Montmirail Marne | 3,535 | 12 | B− | A | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Chierry has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 600 jobs for 500 working residents, Chierry draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
They grade C, better than 28% of compared French towns. 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.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chierry grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Chierry is a commune of 1,195 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
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 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.