The picture is mixed. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on schools: bac results 1.1 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.5 points below the expected rate. Where it does best is safety: an average of 1.5 recorded violent incidents and 14.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Homes sell for a median €1,802/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Château-Thierry. Overall, that makes a C, good for #12 of 23 in Aisne. Nationally, it does better than 31% of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Essômes-sur-Marne 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Essômes-sur-Marne.
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Essômes-sur-Marne run higher than in 90% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Aisne is 83.2 years for women and 77.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. After the care-home adjustment, Essômes-sur-Marne’s deaths ran at 109 per 100 expected, about level with Aisne’s towns (110) and above compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 230 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 250, 9% more.
+9%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted109
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Essômes-sur-Marne · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chateau Thierry
2.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Chateau Thierry
83.2 · 77.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aisne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
For crime per resident, Essômes-sur-Marne sits below 77% of compared French towns
41 offenses were reported in Essômes-sur-Marne during 2025. The commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
1.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage22
Theft from vehicles12
Vehicle theft7
Armed robbery0
Fraud12
Drug use8
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
1.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
41
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
12.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and burglary, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 12.8% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
Brevet results near Essômes-sur-Marne run low: 78.2% passed, below Aisne’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 82% passed the bac pro, of 169 candidates at 2 lycées. For collège, the closest is 1.9 mi away. The town’s schools place #19 of 24 in Aisne on results.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1990
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Essômes-sur-Marne has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. The protected list starts in the 13th century. 17% of homes were built before 1919.
3historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé2
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1846
first monument protected
1990
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
The median home in Essômes-sur-Marne sells for €1,802/m², against €1,167/m² in Aisne’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.91/m² a month, higher than Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 65 homes in Essômes-sur-Marne. Houses accounted for 97% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€1,802/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Essômes-sur-Marne€1,802/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aisne median€1,167/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,818/m²
63
€11.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.89 to €14.34/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.64/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,320
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Château-Thierry
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Among adults, 25% have a degree. 16% are under 15, lower than Aisne’s towns (18%) and near compared French towns (17%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%.
44.5median age
Essômes-sur-MarneAisne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Essômes-sur-Marne has lower unemployment than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 9.5%
Households’ median disposable income: €26,290 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Essômes-sur-Marne: 650, for 1,200 residents in work (0.5 each). 4.9% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
Public transport9%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
650
jobs based in Essômes-sur-Marne, 0.5 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 46% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Essômes-sur-Marne
Is Essômes-sur-Marne safe?
It grades A− for safety, #7 of 23 in Aisne.
Are schools in Essômes-sur-Marne good?
They grade C, better than 28% of compared French towns and #19 of 24 in Aisne. The lycée stands out: 98% of 282 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jean de La Fontaine in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Essômes-sur-Marne expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Essômes-sur-Marne grades C+ for cost of living.
About Essômes-sur-Marne
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Essômes-sur-Marne is a commune of 2,691 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Château-Thierry. 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
2,691 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Château-Thierry
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.
