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A town of 174 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Is Couvrelles a good place to live?

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

Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Pascal3012 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Couvrelles’ story

Couvrelles in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Couvrelles: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Théophile de Pompéry, born in 1814, is the one person born in Couvrelles before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1927First protected: Ferme de La Siège
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Couvrelles.

Who lives here

Few people in Couvrelles are 15 to 24: 8.6%, fewer than in Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

Couvrelles sits below both Aisne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Over-65s are 17% of the population.

41median age
CouvrellesAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Couvrelles
CouvrellesAisne medianFrance median
Under 1518%18%17%
15–248.6%12%11%
25–4428%22%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+17%23%22%
No diploma14%31%19%
CAP or BEP29%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education35%18%30%

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

History

Couvrelles keeps more of its old housing than Aisne or compared French towns: 45% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

That puts Couvrelles above both Aisne’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Couvrelles: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1922
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Couvrelles than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 1.3%

On this, Couvrelles is below both Aisne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 14.6%. Couvrelles has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Couvrelles, 0.3 per working resident
14.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points above the expected rate

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

In the comparison, Couvrelles comes above Aisne’s towns (83.6%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%).

89.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Couvrelles89.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre et Marie CurieNearest collègeCollègeCollège10689%+6 pts
89.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +6 pts against the expected rate
2.2 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 Couvrelles is €10.37/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.37/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Couvrelles€10.37/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€10.37/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.51 to €12.64/m² a month)
€9.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Couvrelles and 4 more in and around Couvrelles

Heritage in and near Couvrelles. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Couvrelles

13pages on Couvrelles

Landmarks

The list names few of Couvrelles’ 3 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ferme de La Siège: Photo: Pascal3012 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Couvrelles

One notable person was born in Couvrelles.

Their page →

Couvrelles’ 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 →
Villeneuve-Saint-GermainBelleuCrouySoissonsFismesFère-en-TardenoisVilleneuve-Saint-GermainBelleuCrouySoissonsFismesFère-en-TardenoisCouvrelles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Couvrelles174—————
Villeneuve-Saint-Germain2,6166.7BB−A−C−
Belleu3,6597.1B−C+A−D−
Crouy3,0497.4B−B−A−C−
Soissons28,0468C+C+C−B
Fismes Marne5,8509C−B+C+D
Fère-en-Tardenois2,8369.7CB+CC

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

About Couvrelles

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Couvrelles is a commune of 174 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de l'Aisne. 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
174 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val de l'Aisne
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.9 sq mi (7.5 km²)
INSEE code
02230

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.