Cost of living is its strong suit (A−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Work and incomes lag (D−): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 12.3% unemployment. It lags on walkability as well (D). Health is weaker too (C+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Les Septvallons has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Les Septvallons 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 Les Septvallons.
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Les Septvallons is harder to get around on foot than nine in ten compared French towns
The median disposable income was €24,680 a year per consumption unit, higher than Aisne’s towns (€20,680) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 5.8% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Unemployment stands at 12.3%.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Les Septvallons, 0.2 per working resident
12.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 10% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 22% of people in Les Septvallons are under 15, more than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 14% of the town. Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, between Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (30%). Typical age in Les Septvallons: 39.1, the median.
39.1median age
Les SeptvallonsAisne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A−
Homes in Les Septvallons sell for €1,456/m² at the median, against €1,167/m² in Aisne’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.37/m² a month, near Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.95/m² a month. The market in Les Septvallons: 36 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,456/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Les Septvallons€1,456/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aisne median€1,167/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,456/m²
36
€10.37/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.51 to €12.64/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,120
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Val de l'Aisne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Les Septvallons records 93 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 110 in Aisne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Aisne is 83.2 years for women and 77.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 61 residents of Les Septvallons died, against 65 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Les Septvallons is Ch Laon, 14.5 mi away.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Les Septvallons · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Laon
14.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Laon
83.2 · 77.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aisne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Les Septvallons: 21% 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 oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Les Septvallons is Église de Longueval. Per 10,000 residents, Les Septvallons counts 57 protected monuments, higher than both Aisne’s towns (3.8) and compared French towns (2.5). On the Culture ministry’s list, Les Septvallons counts 7 historic monuments: 5 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Les Septvallons
Is Les Septvallons safe?
Les Septvallons has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 4.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Les Septvallons expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Les Septvallons grades A− for cost of living.
About Les Septvallons
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Les Septvallons is a commune of 1,232 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de l'Aisne. 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.
