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A town of 1,355 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
Folembray has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 14.0% unemployment. At the median price of €1,180/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Picardie des Châteaux. Its strongest is schools (A−): brevet results 6 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Folembray does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Folembray 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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The Culture ministry lists no building in Folembray as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Plate-forme de la pièce allemande, in Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, 1.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage and other places to visit in and near Folembray. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Folembray.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
2 GPs practise in Folembray. The nearest emergency department to Folembray is Ch Chauny, 6.3 mi away. 142 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 123: 16% above. At birth, a girl in Aisne can expect 83.2 years and a boy 77.4 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Folembray, 86.0% passed the brevet, above Aisne’s towns (83.6%) but below compared French towns (87.5%). For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.9 mi away. The nearest collège is 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Léon DroussentNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 70 | 86%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
51 sales of houses and apartments in Folembray, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,180/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €11.44/m² a month, between Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.19/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,195/m² | 49 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The census found 7.2% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 14.0% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Aisne’s towns (20.3%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town. Children under 15 make up 16%, below Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. What’s more, over-65s are nearly a fifth of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Folembray | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Folembray is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Folembray yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Folembray has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,180/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Folembray grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Folembray is a commune of 1,355 people in the Communauté de communes Picardie des Châteaux. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.