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MalzyAisne

A town of 178 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Population
178
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
€24,100
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
1%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Malzy a good place to live?

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

What makes Malzy stand out

The one thing Malzy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
11%2%MalzyMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
11% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église
Église · Inscrit · Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Malzy’s story

Malzy in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Malzy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean Louis de Viefville des Essarts, born in 1744, is the one person born in Malzy before 1900 that Wikidata records.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Malzy.

History

Old homes shape Malzy: 41% 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.

For Malzy, that is above both Aisne’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Malzy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected
Full pageMalzy’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes41% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Malzy?”

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

Who lives here

Malzy has fewer young adults than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2% are 15 to 24

Malzy sits below both Aisne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Children are 16% of the town.

49.5median age
MalzyAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education18%

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 Malzy
MalzyAisne medianFrance median
Under 1516%18%17%
15–247.2%12%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+22%23%22%
No diploma27%31%19%
CAP or BEP27%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education18%18%30%
Full pageMalzy’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages49.5 median age · 22% are 65 or overHouseholds80 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad2.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Malzy?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Malzy, 6.8%, runs below Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Malzy below both Aisne’s towns (20.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Malzy has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 1.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Malzy, 0.4 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageMalzy’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working residentGetting to work1% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€24,100 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 Malzy 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.

On this, Malzy is below both Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Malzy€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)
€7.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageMalzy’s cost of living pageOpen the page
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 Malzy

11pages on Malzy
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4.1 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing4 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 49.5History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Classé
Église Saint-NicolasChurch · 14th–17th c. · in Englancourt, 3.1 mi
Classé
Familistère GodinPublic building · 19th c. · in Guise, 4.8 mi
Classé
Ancienne abbaye de BohériesAbbey · 18th c. · in Vadencourt, 7.1 mi
Classé
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'AssomptionChurch · 12th–19th c. · in Vervins, 9.3 mi

Famous people from Malzy

One notable person was born in Malzy.

Their page →
J
Jean Louis de Viefville des EssartsFrench parliament of paris and politician · 1744–1820

Malzy’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 →
GuiseVervinsBohain-en-VermandoisFresnoy-le-GrandWignehiesLandreciesGuiseVervinsBohain-en-VermandoisFresnoy-le-GrandWignehiesLandreciesMalzy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Malzy178—————
Guise4,4904.6CAC−D−
Vervins2,5499.4B−A−C−D
Bohain-en-Vermandois5,60513C+A+DD−
Fresnoy-le-Grand2,89014A−AAD−
Wignehies Nord2,80414C−AC−D−
Landrecies Nord3,40715CA+C−D

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

About Malzy

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Malzy is a commune of 178 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
178 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Thiérache Sambre et Oise
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
4.1 sq mi (10.5 km²)
INSEE code
02455

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.