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A town of 1,103 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
La Flamengrie has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% 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 3.3 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 one thing La Flamengrie does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Flamengrie 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Flamengrie, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Flamengrie.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
La Flamengrie sits above both Aisne’s towns (110) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 79 residents of La Flamengrie died, against 69 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
At the census, 4.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Aisne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 9.7% of the labour force are out of work. La Flamengrie has 200 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 30 sales of houses and apartments in La Flamengrie from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,167/m² for the median of compared towns in Aisne.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,076/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
That puts La Flamengrie above both Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). 17% of residents are 65 or over.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| La Flamengrie | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On this, La Flamengrie is close to Aisne’s towns (83.6%) and below compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre SellierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 87 | 83%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, La Flamengrie comes above both Aisne’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Flamengrie, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
La Flamengrie has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in La Flamengrie.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Flamengrie | 1,103 | — | — | A− | — | D |
| Wignehies Nord | 2,804 | 4 | C− | A | C− | D− |
| Fourmies Nord | 11,449 | 5.9 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Sains-du-Nord Nord | 2,755 | 7.6 | C− | A− | C+ | D |
| Anor Nord | 3,099 | 8.2 | C+ | A− | B+ | D− |
| Avesnes-sur-Helpe Nord | 4,012 | 8.6 | C+ | A | D− | D− |
| Hirson | 8,469 | 9 | C− | A− | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
La Flamengrie has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 10.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 69% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €9.66/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Flamengrie grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
La Flamengrie is a commune of 1,103 people in the Communauté de communes de la Thiérache du Centre. 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.