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A town of 1,569 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
Harly has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 19.7% unemployment. At the median price of €1,277/m², a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Saint-Quentinois. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 50% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Harly does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Harly 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Harly as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne collégiale Saint-Quentin, in Saint-Quentin, 1.4 mi away.
0.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and gardens in and near Harly. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Antoine-Lécuyer2.7 km west, in Saint-Quentin
GardenParc d'Isle1.2 km west, in Saint-QuentinAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Quentin-en-l'Isle1.6 km west, in Saint-QuentinFortFortPorte des Canonniers2.6 km west, in Saint-QuentinAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye d'Homblières3.2 km east, in HomblièresMuseumMuseumMusée Motobécane1.3 km southwest, in Saint-QuentinPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Harly.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Harly, 86.9% passed the bac, below both Aisne’s towns (90.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Anne FrankNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 81 | 84%−2 pts |
| Lycée Pierre de la RaméeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 265 | 92%−4 pts |
| Collège Marthe LefèvreBest against expectations: 15 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 73 | 90%+15 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stood at 19.7%, close to Aisne’s towns (20.3%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
That puts Harly above both Aisne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 16% of the population.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Harly | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 177 residents of Harly died, against 186 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,277/m², close to Aisne’s towns (€1,167/m²) and below compared French towns (€2,430/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,277/m² | 53 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Harly 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 Harly 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harly | 1,569 | — | — | B | — | C |
| Saint-Quentin | 52,813 | 1.5 | D | B | D− | D |
| Gauchy | 5,183 | 2.2 | D | B | C | D− |
| Fresnoy-le-Grand | 2,890 | 8.4 | A− | A | A | D− |
| Bohain-en-Vermandois | 5,605 | 12 | C+ | A+ | D | D− |
| La Fère | 2,796 | 13 | C− | A− | D− | D− |
| Ham Somme | 4,378 | 13 | D | A− | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Harly has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 15.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 21% of compared French towns. 92% of 265 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Pierre de la Ramée in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.36/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Harly grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Harly is a commune of 1,569 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Saint-Quentinois. 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.