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FestieuxAisne

With 704 residents, it is a town in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Is Festieux a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Festieux out for now. Only 13% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Festieux stand out

The one thing Festieux does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: G.garitan · CC BY-SA 3.0
Festieux’s story

Festieux in pictures

Festieux has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Gustave Doyen, born in 1836, is the one person born in Festieux before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Festieux.

Who lives here

Children make up 23% of Festieux, above Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of residents, above both Aisne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 13% of the town. Half the people of Festieux are older than 34.7.

34.7median age
FestieuxAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Festieux
FestieuxAisne medianFrance median
Under 1523%18%17%
15–2413%12%11%
25–4431%22%23%
45–6420%26%26%
65+13%23%22%
No diploma18%31%19%
CAP or BEP27%27%26%
Baccalauréat23%17%18%
Higher education23%18%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Festieux: 23% 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.

Festieux has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
14th c.
oldest protected part
1978
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 3.2% of commuters in Festieux go to work without a car, fewer than in Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

Unemployment runs at 11.4%. Per resident in work, Festieux counts 0.1 jobs (50 jobs, 300 workers). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,940 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Festieux, 0.1 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,940
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 Festieux costs less than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.86/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.02/m² a month. The market in Festieux: 23 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Festieux€8.86/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€8.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.15 to €10.98/m² a month)
€8.02/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 Festieux and 4 more in and around Festieux

Heritage in and near Festieux. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Festieux

12pages on Festieux

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Festieux

One notable person was born in Festieux.

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Festieux’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Athies-sous-LaonLaonVilleneuve-sur-AisneFismesAthies-sous-LaonLaonVilleneuve-sur-AisneFismesFestieux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Festieux704—————
Athies-sous-Laon2,5784.8A−A−AC+
Laon24,2206.6C−B+D−C−
Villeneuve-sur-Aisne2,79211—A−—C+
Fismes Marne5,85015C−B+C+D

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

About Festieux

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Festieux is a commune of 704 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Laon. 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
704 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Laon
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.6 sq mi (6.7 km²)
INSEE code
02309

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 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.