Incomes are on the low side: 1 job per working resident; 17.1% unemployment. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 65% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Cost of living is another plus — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, that makes a C, good for #10 of 23 in Aisne. That leaves it better than 34% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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 Fère-en-Tardenois 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.
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Vestiges du château · Classé · Photo: Vifdor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fère-en-Tardenois’ story
Fère-en-Tardenois in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Fère-en-Tardenois: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Fère-en-Tardenois before 1900, the earliest Charles Desmazures, in 1669.
1862First protected: Vestiges du château
1928Most recently protected: Chapelle de Villemoyenne
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fère-en-Tardenois.
HealthHealth C
Fère-en-Tardenois has a higher adjusted death rate than 71% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Fère-en-Tardenois’ deaths ran at 96 per 100 expected, lower than Aisne’s towns (110) yet higher than compared French towns (88). 481 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 383: 25% above. The nearest emergency department to Fère-en-Tardenois is Ch Chateau Thierry, 11.1 mi away. Life expectancy in Aisne: 83.2 years for women and 77.4 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw125
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Fère-en-Tardenois · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chateau Thierry
11.1 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
Only 11.2% of commuters in Fère-en-Tardenois go to work without a car, fewer than in Aisne’s towns and compared French towns
Median disposable income is €21,370 a year for each consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 17.1%, lower than Aisne’s towns (20.3%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). 1,000 jobs are based in Fère-en-Tardenois, for 1,000 working residents (1 per worker).
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot8%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,000
jobs based in Fère-en-Tardenois, 1 per working resident
17.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,370
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 71% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Fère-en-Tardenois than in Aisne’s towns or across compared French towns: 15% of adults
28% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Aisne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.6% of the town. Children are 18% of the town.
47.8median age
Fère-en-TardenoisAisne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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
Safety
Fère-en-Tardenois has more crime per resident than 68% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Fère-en-Tardenois, criminal damage came up most often (2025). For 2025, the figures show 81 offenses here. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 9.9 violent offenses and 15.8 graded property crimes a year.
9.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage24
Family violence20
Other physical violence11
Burglary11
Theft from vehicles8
Vehicle theft7
Fraud23
Theft without violence14
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.
9.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
81
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.2%
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 · When sexual violence and armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (3.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B+
Fère-en-Tardenois’s median home price is €1,203/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.39/m² a month, between Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up 97% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. The market in Fère-en-Tardenois: 72 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,203/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fère-en-Tardenois€1,203/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aisne median€1,167/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,183/m²
70
€11.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.21 to €14.09/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.27/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
History
Old homes shape Fère-en-Tardenois: 13% 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.
Among the classé monuments in Fère-en-Tardenois is Vestiges du château. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments here: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Fère-en-Tardenois: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fère-en-Tardenois
Is Fère-en-Tardenois safe?
It grades C for safety, #8 of 23 in Aisne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 24 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Fère-en-Tardenois good?
They grade B−, better than 54% of compared French towns and #10 of 24 in Aisne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Fère-en-Tardenois expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Fère-en-Tardenois grades B+ for cost of living.
About Fère-en-Tardenois
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Fère-en-Tardenois is a commune of 2,836 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
2,836 (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.
