Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. La Fère’s overall C− puts it #15 of 23 in Aisne. Nationally, it does better than a fifth of compared French towns. Safety is weaker too: an average of 20.4 recorded violent incidents and 28.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Fewer journeys need a car: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 20% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Cost of living is a strength too (A−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on jobs & income: 1.4 jobs per working resident; 26.7% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 La Fère 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 La Fère.
HealthHealth D−
Mortality in La Fère, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Aisne’s towns and compared French towns: 133 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3 GPs practise in La Fère. The nearest emergency department to La Fère is Ch Chauny, 6.5 mi away. 588 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 279: 110% 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.
+33%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw210
Adjusted133
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in La Fère · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chauny
6.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Chauny
83.2 · 77.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aisne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
La Fère records more crime per resident than 98% of compared French towns
2025 saw 122 offenses recorded in La Fère. This Aisne town comes 21st of the 23 compared towns in Aisne on the Safety Grade. It has 1,250 jobs for 850 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
20.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage38
Family violence29
Sexual violence23
Other physical violence17
Vehicle theft8
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Drug use27
Theft without violence16
Fraud8
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.
20.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
28.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
122
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.8%
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 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, 1.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Unemployment in La Fère, 26.7%, runs above Aisne’s towns and compared French towns
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €18,440 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.2% of working residents in La Fère didn’t travel to work at all.
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot13%
Public transport5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
1,250
jobs based in La Fère, 1.4 per working resident
26.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€18,440
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 94% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Buying in La Fère costs less than in both Aisne’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €773/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.38/m² a month, below Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Sales in La Fère from July 2023 to June 2026: 67 houses and apartments. The sales split: 75% houses, the rest apartments.
€773/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Fère€773/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aisne median€1,167/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€660/m²
50
€9.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.45 to €11.82/m² a month)
2.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.56/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,590
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Chauny-Tergnier-La Fère
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
La Fère has 4 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in La Fère is Église Saint-Montain. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a tenth of the total, close to Aisne’s towns (8.5%) and above compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in La Fère hold a degree than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 15%
14% of the population is aged 15 to 24, above both Aisne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 19% of residents. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town.
39.7median age
La FèreAisne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma35%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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
76.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near La Fère, 89.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Aisne’s towns (90.1%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). Results rank its schools #15 of 24 in Aisne. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 7.4 mi away.
Antoine de Bourbon: anonymous, Public domain · François de Bourbon: Corneille de Lyon, Public domain · Johan Radet: AJ_Auxerre_-_AS_Saint_Etienne_3_2005-2006.jpg : Philippe from France derivative work: Agamitsudo, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Augustin Marie d'Aboville: Unidentified painter, Public domain · Augustin-Gabriel d'Aboville: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · David Vergé: Jennifer Jacquemart / European Union, 2018 / EC - Audiovisual Service, CC BY 4.0
La Fère’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 La Fère
Is La Fère safe?
It grades D− for safety, #21 of 23 in Aisne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 38 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in La Fère good?
They grade B−, better than 45% of compared French towns and #15 of 24 in Aisne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Fère expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Fère grades A− for cost of living.
About La Fère
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
La Fère is a commune of 2,796 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Chauny-Tergnier-La Fère. 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.
