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With 118 residents, it is a town in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
Ly-Fontaine has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Few residents are of retirement age: 13% are 65 or over.
The one thing Ly-Fontaine does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ly-Fontaine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Montain, in La Fère, 5.5 mi away.
4.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ly-Fontaine.
Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here. Degrees are held by 36% of adults, above Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Also worth knowing: the middle age in Ly-Fontaine is 41.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Ly-Fontaine | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €28,660 a year per consumption unit, above both Aisne’s towns (€20,680) and compared French towns (€25,970). 1.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Suzanne Deutsch de la MeurtheNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 87 | 83%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Ly-Fontaine recorded 5 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Ly-Fontaine. Best known first.
Nothing in Ly-Fontaine is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ly-Fontaine yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ly-Fontaine | 118 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tergnier | 13,045 | 5.2 | D | A− | D | D |
| Beautor | 2,579 | 5.4 | C− | A− | C− | D− |
| La Fère | 2,796 | 5.7 | C− | A− | D− | D− |
| Gauchy | 5,183 | 6.4 | D | B | C | D− |
| Saint-Quentin | 52,813 | 7.9 | D | B | D− | D |
| Chauny | 11,596 | 9 | D | B+ | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Ly-Fontaine is a commune of 118 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
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.