Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 80 residents and lies in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
At under 1,000 residents, Grandrieux is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up a fifth of its housing. 15- to 24-year-olds are 21% of the population.
The 2 things Grandrieux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Grandrieux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.
60% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grandrieux.
Degrees are held by 13% of adults, lower than both Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (30%). Under 15: 16% of residents. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town.
48% women, 52% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Grandrieux | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 21% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Grandrieux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment runs at 13.3%. No commute at all: just over a tenth of working residents in Grandrieux at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Grandrieux from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Grandrieux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Nicolas: Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Grandrieux yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandrieux | 80 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Michel | 3,199 | 13 | C | A | C− | D |
| Hirson | 8,469 | 14 | C− | A− | D− | D |
| Vervins | 2,549 | 14 | B− | A− | C− | D |
| Rethel Ardennes | 7,444 | 17 | C− | A− | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Grandrieux is a commune of 80 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes de la Thiérache. 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) · 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.