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LaignyAisne

A town of 189 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Is Laigny a good place to live?

Laigny is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Laigny stand out

The one thing Laigny does most differently from other towns.

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Laigny’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Laigny’s story

No historic monuments in Laigny

The Culture ministry lists no building in Laigny as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in Vervins, 2.9 mi away.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laigny.

Who lives here

Few people in Laigny are 15 to 24: 7.6%, fewer than in Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Laigny is below both Aisne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 27% of the population.

50.7median age
LaignyAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Laigny
LaignyAisne medianFrance median
Under 1518%18%17%
15–247.6%12%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+27%23%22%
No diploma20%31%19%
CAP or BEP33%27%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education26%18%30%

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

Work & commute

Laigny has lower unemployment than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 2.3%

In the comparison, Laigny comes below both Aisne’s towns (20.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Laigny has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 2.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Laigny, 0.3 per working resident
2.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,020
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

Schools

90.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 0.6 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The bac pass rate near Laigny is 98.8%, above both Aisne’s towns (90.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%).

100%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Laigny90.6%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Laigny98.8%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège49100%+7 pts
Lycée Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée55100%+2 pts
Lycée professionnel Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée2596%+7 pts

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100%
passed the general and technological bac, +2 pts against the expected rate
96%
passed the vocational bac, +7 pts against the expected rate
90.6%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +0.6 pts against the expected rate
2.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Laigny is €9.66/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.66/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Laigny€9.66/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€9.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.79 to €11.98/m² a month)
€6.43/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Remparts de Vervins and 3 more in and around Laigny

Heritage and museums in and near Laigny. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Laigny

13pages on Laigny

Landmarks

Nothing in Laigny is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Laigny

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Laigny yet.

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Laigny’s neighbors

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

All towns in Aisne →
VervinsGuiseHirsonWignehiesSaint-MichelFourmiesVervinsGuiseHirsonWignehiesSaint-MichelFourmiesLaigny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Laigny189—————
Vervins2,5493.1B−A−C−D
Guise4,49011CAC−D−
Hirson8,46911C−A−D−D
Wignehies Nord2,80412C−AC−D−
Saint-Michel3,19913CAC−D
Fourmies Nord11,44914DB+D−D

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

About Laigny

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Laigny is a commune of 189 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

Population
189 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Thiérache du Centre
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
4.2 sq mi (10.9 km²)
INSEE code
02401

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 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.