Guise grades C overall: better than 34% of compared French towns, and #11 of 23 in Aisne. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
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 Guise 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 Guise.
HealthHealth D−
Mortality in Guise, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Aisne’s towns and compared French towns: 117 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Aisne: 83.2 years for women, 77.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 881 deaths in Guise between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 616: 43% above. Also worth knowing: the town has 10 family doctors.
+17%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw143
Adjusted117
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Guise · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Smur Ch Saint Quentin Guise
14.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de le Cateau
83.2 · 77.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aisne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Guise: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Aisne’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Guise is Ancien château fort de Guise. The town has 13 protected monuments for every 10,000 residents. The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments locally: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Guise costs less than in Aisne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.52/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €772/m²: 129 houses and apartments sold in Guise between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.33/m² a month. Houses were 95% of what sold.
€772/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Guise€772/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aisne median€1,167/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€823/m²
122
€8.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.07 to €10.27/m² a month)
2.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.33/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€21,700
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Thiérache Sambre et Oise
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Guise has higher unemployment than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 28.7%
The median disposable income was €19,250 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Aisne’s towns (€20,680) and compared French towns (€25,970). Guise holds 2,500 jobs; 1,250 of its residents are in work, so 2 jobs each. The census found nearly a quarter of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
23%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving68%
On foot21%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
2,500
jobs based in Guise, 2 per working resident
28.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Guise sees more crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
Violence against people averaged 17.9 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 12.2. For 2025, the figures show 144 offenses in Guise. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
17.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage70
Family violence31
Other physical violence27
Sexual violence16
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence37
Fraud21
Drug use10
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.
17.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
144
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.9%
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 burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 2.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Guise hold a degree than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 11%
The 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents. 27% of residents are 65 or over, above both Aisne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Guise is 47.9 years old.
47.9median age
GuiseAisne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma39%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education11%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 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
Schools
71.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 8 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Ranked by results, schools here are #12 of 24 in Aisne. The bac pass rate near Guise is 91.0%, close to Aisne’s towns (90.1%) and below compared French towns (92.9%).
Ancien château fort de Guise: Photo: Clubduvieuxmanoir · CC BY 3.0 · Hôtel Warnet: Photo: Enrevseluj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien hôtel de la Ferme générale: Photo: Daniel Jolivet · CC BY 2.0 · Familistère Godin: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Camille Desmoulins: Unidentified painter, Public domain · André Prudhommeaux: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Camille Godelle: René Dagron, Public domain · Jacques Mahieux: YM08 PHOTOS, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Brutus Magnier: TigH, Public domain
Guise’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Guise
Is Guise safe?
It grades C− for safety, #14 of 23 in Aisne.
Are schools in Guise good?
They grade B−, better than 48% of compared French towns and #12 of 24 in Aisne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Guise expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €772/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Guise grades A for cost of living.
About Guise
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Guise is a commune of 4,490 people in the Communauté de communes Thiérache Sambre et Oise. 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
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.
