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La Ferté-ChevresisAisne

526 residents make their home in this town in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Is La Ferté-Chevresis a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, La Ferté-Chevresis is too small for the grades other French towns get.

La Ferté-Chevresis’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
La Ferté-Chevresis’ story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Ferté-Chevresis, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2016.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2016First protected: Ancienne salle de spectacles dite Casino
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Ferté-Chevresis.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in La Ferté-Chevresis than in Aisne’s towns or across compared French towns: 17% of adults

Retirement age and beyond: 19% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 20%, above both Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.6%.

40.7median age
La Ferté-ChevresisAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in La Ferté-Chevresis
La Ferté-ChevresisAisne medianFrance median
Under 1520%18%17%
15–249.6%12%11%
25–4427%22%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+19%23%22%
No diploma26%31%19%
CAP or BEP33%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education17%18%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape La Ferté-Chevresis: 27% were built before 1919, more than in both Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 19th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Ferté-Chevresis, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
19th c.
oldest protected part
2016
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 3.5% of commuters in La Ferté-Chevresis go to work without a car, fewer than in both Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

The jobless rate is 12.6%. Half of residents lived on more than €22,840 a year per consumption unit, higher than Aisne’s towns (€20,680) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 50 jobs are based in La Ferté-Chevresis, for 200 working residents (0.2 per worker).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in La Ferté-Chevresis, 0.2 per working resident
12.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,840
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in La Ferté-Chevresis than in Aisne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.42/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in La Ferté-Chevresis: 20 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.42/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

La Ferté-Chevresis€8.42/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€8.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.03 to €10.07/m² a month)
€6.97/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about La Ferté-Chevresis

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Landmarks

La Ferté-Chevresis has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from La Ferté-Chevresis

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Ferté-Chevresis yet.

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La Ferté-Chevresis’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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La FèreBeautorGuiseLaonAthies-sous-LaonTergnierLa FèreBeautorGuiseLaonAthies-sous-LaonTergnierLa Ferté-Chevresis
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
La Ferté-Chevresis526—————
La Fère2,7969.8C−A−D−D−
Beautor2,57911C−A−C−D−
Guise4,49012CAC−D−
Laon24,22012C−B+D−C−
Athies-sous-Laon2,57813A−A−AC+
Tergnier13,04513DA−DD

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About La Ferté-Chevresis

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

La Ferté-Chevresis is a commune of 526 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de l'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

Population
526 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val de l'Oise
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
9.3 sq mi (24.2 km²)
INSEE code
02306

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.