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EffryAisne

A town of 307 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Is Effry a good place to live?

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

Nécropole nationale française – cimetière de prisonniers
Nécropole nationale française – cimetière de prisonniers · Inscrit · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Effry’s story

Effry in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Effry, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2025First protected: Nécropole nationale française – cimetière de prisonniers
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Effry.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Effry hold a degree than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 11%

On this, Effry is below both Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (30%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.1% of residents.

42.6median age
EffryAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma44%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education11%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Effry
EffryAisne medianFrance median
Under 1520%18%17%
15–249.1%12%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+19%23%22%
No diploma44%31%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat13%17%18%
Higher education11%18%30%

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

History

Effry keeps more of its old housing than Aisne or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Effry comes above both Aisne’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Effry, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
2025
first monument protected
29%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Effry than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €18,100 a year per consumption unit

For Effry, that is below both Aisne’s towns (€20,680) and compared French towns (€25,970). 15.6% of the labour force are out of work. Effry has 100 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.9 per worker.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot9%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Effry, 0.9 per working resident
15.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€18,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Effry costs less than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.13/m² a month

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

Effry sits below both Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€8.13/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Effry€8.13/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€8.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.52 to €10.13/m² a month)
€6.32/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Site de l'Ancienne Abbaye de Foigny and 2 more in and around Effry

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Effry. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Effry

12pages on Effry

Landmarks

Effry has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Nécropole nationale française – cimetière de prisonniers: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0

Famous people from Effry

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

How we find them →

Effry’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 →
HirsonWignehiesSaint-MichelAnorFourmiesVervinsHirsonWignehiesSaint-MichelAnorFourmiesVervinsEffry
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Effry307—————
Hirson8,4694.5C−A−D−D
Wignehies Nord2,8046.3C−AC−D−
Saint-Michel3,1996.8CAC−D
Anor Nord3,0997C+A−B+D−
Fourmies Nord11,4497DB+D−D
Vervins2,5497.2B−A−C−D

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

About Effry

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Effry is a commune of 307 people in the Communauté de communes des Trois Rivières. 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
307 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Trois Rivières
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1 sq mi (2.7 km²)
INSEE code
02275

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.