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ClairfontaineAisne

A town of 509 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Is Clairfontaine a good place to live?

Clairfontaine is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Clairfontaine’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Clairfontaine’s story

No historic monuments in Clairfontaine

The Culture ministry lists no building in Clairfontaine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Tour Florentine, in Buire, 5.9 mi away.

48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clairfontaine.

Who lives here

Clairfontaine has fewer young adults than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9% are 15 to 24

Among adults, 23% have a degree. 20% are under 15, above both Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 20% of the population.

43.4median age
ClairfontaineAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat28%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Clairfontaine
ClairfontaineAisne medianFrance median
Under 1520%18%17%
15–246.9%12%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+20%23%22%
No diploma18%31%19%
CAP or BEP25%27%26%
Baccalauréat28%17%18%
Higher education23%18%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Clairfontaine has lower unemployment than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8%

The median disposable income was €26,280 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Aisne’s towns (€20,680). Clairfontaine holds 150 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. At the census, 3.8% of commuters got to work without a car.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Clairfontaine, 0.6 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 2.8 mi away.

83.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Clairfontaine83.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre SellierNearest collègeCollègeCollège8783%+5 pts
83.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +5 pts against the expected rate
2.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Clairfontaine is €9.66/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 9 homes in Clairfontaine.

€9.66/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Clairfontaine€9.66/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€9.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.79 to €11.98/m² a month)
€6.43/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Clairfontaine

12pages on Clairfontaine

Landmarks

Nothing in Clairfontaine is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Clairfontaine

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Clairfontaine yet.

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Clairfontaine’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Aisne →
WignehiesFourmiesAnorHirsonSaint-MichelTrélonWignehiesFourmiesAnorHirsonSaint-MichelTrélonClairfontaine
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Clairfontaine509—————
Wignehies Nord2,8043.1C−AC−D−
Fourmies Nord11,4494.2DB+D−D
Anor Nord3,0995.5C+A−B+D−
Hirson8,4695.8C−A−D−D
Saint-Michel3,1997.8CAC−D
Trélon Nord2,6047.9DB+C−D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Clairfontaine

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Clairfontaine is a commune of 509 people in the Communauté de communes de la Thiérache du Centre. 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
509 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Thiérache du Centre
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
5.6 sq mi (14.4 km²)
INSEE code
02197

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.