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LeméAisne

A town of 409 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Population

409

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.80

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€23,030

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Lemé a good place to live?

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

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

Lemé’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lemé; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2016.

38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Timothée Colani, born in 1824, is the one person born in Lemé before 1900 that Wikidata records.

2016First protected: Cimetière franco-allemand de Le Sourd

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lemé.

Who lives here

Lemé has fewer young adults than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8% are 15 to 24

The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a quarter of residents. Children under 15 make up 20%, above Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Among adults, 16% have a degree.

44.9median age

LeméAisne medianFrance median

Aisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma31%

CAP or BEP25%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lemé
	Lemé	Aisne median	France median
Under 15	20%	18%	17%
15–24	6.8%	12%	11%
25–44	24%	22%	23%
45–64	24%	26%	26%
65+	26%	23%	22%
No diploma	31%	31%	19%
CAP or BEP	25%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	17%	18%
Higher education	16%	18%	30%

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Ages44.9 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households190 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad0% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Lemé?”

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

History

Old homes shape Lemé: 38% were built before 1919, more than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lemé; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 20th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

20th c.

oldest protected part

2016

first monument protected

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Age of homes38% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Lemé?”

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

Work & commute

Only 1.3% of commuters in Lemé go to work without a car, fewer than in Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,030 a year per consumption unit. 12.2% of the labour force were unemployed, between Aisne’s towns (20.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Lemé number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.3 per worker).

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

Motorbike or scooter2%

On foot1%

Public transport1%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Lemé, 0.3 per working resident

12.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,030

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Median income€23,030 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Lemé than in Aisne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.80/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 16 homes in Lemé.

€8.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lemé€8.80/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Aisne median€10.23/m²

€8.80/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.30 to €10.62/m² a month)

€7.29/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€8.80/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lemé

11pages on Lemé

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.1 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing16 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.9 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Lemé has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Inscrit

Cimetière franco-allemand de Le SourdMonument · 20th c.

Classé

Église Saint-NicolasChurch · 14th–17th c. · in Englancourt, 5.6 mi

Classé

Église Saint-ThiousChurch · 16th & 17th c. · in Gronard, 6.2 mi

Classé

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'AssomptionChurch · 12th–19th c. · in Vervins, 6.3 mi

Famous people from Lemé

One notable person was born in Lemé.

Their page →

Timothée ColaniFrench writer (1824–1888)

Lemé’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 →

VervinsGuiseHirsonWignehiesBohain-en-VermandoisFresnoy-le-GrandLemé

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lemé	409	—	—	—	—	—
Vervins	2,549	6.4	B⁻	A⁻	C⁻	D
Guise	4,490	7.5	C	A	C⁻	D⁻
Hirson	8,469	15	C⁻	A⁻	D⁻	D
Wignehies Nord	2,804	16	C⁻	A	C⁻	D⁻
Bohain-en-Vermandois	5,605	17	C⁺	A⁺	D	D⁻
Fresnoy-le-Grand	2,890	17	A⁻	A	A	D⁻

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

About Lemé

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Lemé is a commune of 409 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: 409 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Thiérache du Centre
Département: Aisne (02)
Région: Hauts-de-France
Area: 4.5 sq mi (11.6 km²)
INSEE code: 02416

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.