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A town in Aisne, Hauts-de-France, home to 1,412 people.
Where it does best is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on schools (C−) — bac results 4.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.7 points above the expected rate. The median sale price is €1,322/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Homblières has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Homblières does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Homblières 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.
Homblières has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Homblières 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, 3.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Homblières.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 2 general practitioners in Homblières. Life expectancy in Aisne: 83.2 years for women and 77.4 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 142 residents of Homblières died, against 116 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 22% more.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 75% of 150 candidates passed at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km. At the collèges within 5 km of Homblières, 79.4% passed the brevet, lower than both Aisne’s towns (83.6%) and compared French towns (87.5%). Also worth knowing: the closest collège is 2.2 mi off.
| 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.36/m² a month, near Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.13/m² a month. Sales in Homblières from July 2023 to June 2026: 57 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,396/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income is €27,200 a year per consumption unit. Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, between Aisne’s towns (20.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Homblières counts 0.5 jobs (300 jobs, 600 workers).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 31% of adults. Children under 15 make up 16%, below both Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Half the people of Homblières are older than 48.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Homblières | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, gardens and museums in and near Homblières. Best known first.
GardenParc d'Isle4.4 km west, in Saint-QuentinAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Quentin-en-l'Isle4.9 km west, in Saint-QuentinMuseumMuseumMusée Motobécane4.4 km west, in Saint-QuentinChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Pilule4.4 km west, in Saint-QuentinAttractionAttractionLe Buffet de la Gare4.9 km west, in Saint-QuentinPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Homblières is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Homblières as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homblières | 1,412 | — | — | B | — | D− |
| Saint-Quentin | 52,813 | 3.4 | D | B | D− | D |
| Gauchy | 5,183 | 4.1 | D | B | C | D− |
| Fresnoy-le-Grand | 2,890 | 7.2 | A− | A | A | D− |
| Bohain-en-Vermandois | 5,605 | 10 | C+ | A+ | D | D− |
| Guise | 4,490 | 12 | C | A | C− | D− |
| La Fère | 2,796 | 13 | C− | A− | D− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Homblières has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 4 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 23% 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.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Homblières grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Homblières is a commune of 1,412 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 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.