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MacquignyAisne

A town of 357 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Is Macquigny a good place to live?

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

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Église · Classé · Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Macquigny’s story

Macquigny in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Macquigny: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.

47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Macquigny.

Who lives here

Macquigny has fewer older residents than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 16% are 65 or over

That puts Macquigny below both Aisne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of the population.

40.6median age
MacquignyAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education14%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Macquigny
MacquignyAisne medianFrance median
Under 1520%18%17%
15–2413%12%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+16%23%22%
No diploma26%31%19%
CAP or BEP34%27%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education14%18%30%

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

History

Macquigny keeps more of its old housing than Aisne or compared French towns: 47% built before 1919

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

On this, Macquigny is above both Aisne’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Macquigny: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
12th c.
oldest protected part
1987
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Macquigny, 21.7%, runs above Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Macquigny comes above both Aisne’s towns (20.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Macquigny has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 3.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Macquigny, 0.3 per working resident
21.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,710
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Macquigny than in Aisne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.42/m² a month

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

For Macquigny, that is below both Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.42/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Macquigny€8.42/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€8.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.03 to €10.07/m² a month)
€7.41/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Macquigny

11pages on Macquigny

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Macquigny

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

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Macquigny’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 →
GuiseFresnoy-le-GrandBohain-en-VermandoisSaint-QuentinGauchyLe Cateau-CambrésisGuiseFresnoy-le-GrandBohain-en-VermandoisSaint-QuentinGauchyLe Cateau-CambrésisMacquigny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Macquigny357—————
Guise4,4903.6CAC−D−
Fresnoy-le-Grand2,8907.4A−AAD−
Bohain-en-Vermandois5,6058.2C+A+DD−
Saint-Quentin52,81312DBD−D
Gauchy5,18313DBCD−
Le Cateau-Cambrésis Nord6,76415DA−D−D

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

About Macquigny

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Macquigny is a commune of 357 people in the Communauté de communes Thiérache Sambre et 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

Population
357 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Thiérache Sambre et Oise
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
7.9 sq mi (20.3 km²)
INSEE code
02450

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.