There are no grades for Cœuvres-et-Valsery: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Cœuvres-et-Valsery stand out
The 2 things Cœuvres-et-Valsery does most differently from other towns.
Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame de Valsery · Classé · Photo: C. FRANQUELIN · CC BY-SA 1.0
Cœuvres-et-Valsery’s story
Cœuvres-et-Valsery in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Cœuvres-et-Valsery: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1920First protected: Église de Coeuvres
1986Most recently protected: Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame de Valsery
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cœuvres-et-Valsery.
Who lives here
Cœuvres-et-Valsery has fewer young adults than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.7% are 15 to 24
23% of adults hold a degree, higher than Aisne’s towns (18%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 29% of the town. One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15.
46.8median age
Cœuvres-et-ValseryAisne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 77 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Cœuvres-et-Valsery: 27% were built before 1919, more than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Cœuvres-et-Valsery: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame de Valsery. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Cœuvres-et-Valsery has lower unemployment than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.2%
The median disposable income was €25,560 a year per consumption unit, higher than Aisne’s towns (€20,680) and near compared French towns (€25,970). 150 jobs are based in Cœuvres-et-Valsery, for 200 working residents (0.7 per worker). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.8% of commuters travelled at the census.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot7%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Cœuvres-et-Valsery, 0.7 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Cœuvres-et-Valsery: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Cœuvres-et-Valsery
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Cœuvres-et-Valsery is a commune of 467 people in the Communauté de communes Retz-en-Valois. 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.
