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Population 1,808: a town in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
Courmelles’s best grade is for schools — bac results 0.5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. Health lags (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 15% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €1,579/m² costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération GrandSoissons Agglomération. It also trails on walkability (D) — 38% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Courmelles 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.
The one thing Courmelles does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Courmelles 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.
Courmelles has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Courmelles: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Courmelles. Best known first.
AbbeyAbbaye royale de Saint-Médard de Soissons4.4 km northeast, in Soissons
MuseumMusée de Soissons4.2 km north, in SoissonsAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Jean-des-Vignes3.1 km north, in SoissonsAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Soissons3.8 km north, in SoissonsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Berzy-le-Sec1.7 km south, in Bernoy-le-ChâteauPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Courmelles.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 187 residents of Courmelles died, against 163 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% more. In Aisne, life expectancy at birth reaches 83.2 years for women and 77.4 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. The nearest emergency department to Courmelles is Ch Soissons, 1.8 mi away.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,430 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Courmelles counts 0.6 jobs (450 jobs, 750 workers). 5.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Aisne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Courmelles is 90.1%, near Aisne’s towns (90.1%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 1.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MermozNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 127 | 78%−9 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Léonard de VinciNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 128 | 98%+3 pts |
| Collège Gérard PhilipeBest against expectations: 18 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 98 | 78%+18 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Just over a quarter of residents have reached 65. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, between Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (30%). At 48.8, the median resident of Courmelles sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Courmelles | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 8.7% of the housing.
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 €11.44/m² a month, between Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.99/m² a month. The sales split: 97% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,595/m² | 56 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Courmelles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Courmelles as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courmelles | 1,808 | — | — | C+ | — | D |
| Belleu | 3,659 | 1.4 | B− | C+ | A− | D− |
| Soissons | 28,046 | 2.2 | C+ | C+ | C− | B |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Germain | 2,616 | 2.6 | B | B− | A− | C− |
| Crouy | 3,049 | 4.1 | B− | B− | A− | C− |
| Villers-Cotterêts | 10,489 | 12 | D | C+ | C | C− |
| Fère-en-Tardenois | 2,836 | 14 | C | B+ | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Courmelles has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 67% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 98% of 128 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Léonard de Vinci in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Courmelles grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Courmelles is a commune of 1,808 people in the Communauté d'agglomération GrandSoissons Agglomération. 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 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.