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Population 83: a town in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
Marfontaine isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 17% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Marfontaine does most differently from other towns.
Marfontaine has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1998.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marfontaine.
17% of residents are 65 or over, below both Aisne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 12% of residents. Half the people of Marfontaine are older than 35.5.
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Marfontaine | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. Marfontaine has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Nearly a fifth of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 14.8% of working residents in Marfontaine didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.41/m² a month. The market in Marfontaine: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Marfontaine. Best known first.
Marfontaine has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Marfontaine: Photo: G.Garitan · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Marfontaine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marfontaine | 83 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vervins | 2,549 | 6.5 | B− | A− | C− | D |
| Guise | 4,490 | 9.3 | C | A | C− | D− |
| Hirson | 8,469 | 16 | C− | A− | D− | D |
| Athies-sous-Laon | 2,578 | 16 | A− | A− | A | C+ |
| Laon | 24,220 | 18 | C− | B+ | D− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Marfontaine is a commune of 83 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
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.