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MonnesAisne

A town of 90 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France. Only 12% of residents are 65 or over.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.53

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Monnes a good place to live?

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

What makes Monnes stand out

The one thing Monnes does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

12% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 42. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Ruines de l'église de Cointicourt · Classé · Photo: FRANQUELIN · CC BY-SA 3.0

Monnes’ story

Monnes in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1921.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1921First protected: Ruines de l'église de Cointicourt

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monnes.

Who lives here

A town of families: 26% of people in Monnes are under 15, more than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns

Monnes sits above both Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. People 65 and over make up 12% of the town.

42median age

MonnesAisne medianFrance median

Aisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%

CAP or BEP28%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Monnes
	Monnes	Aisne median	France median
Under 15	26%	18%	17%
15–24	8.2%	12%	11%
25–44	24%	22%	23%
45–64	30%	26%	26%
65+	12%	23%	22%
No diploma	24%	31%	19%
CAP or BEP	28%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	17%	18%
Higher education	27%	18%	30%

Full pageMonnes’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages42 median age · 12% are 65 or over Households30 households · 2.6 people per household Born abroad2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Monnes?”

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

History

Monnes keeps more of its old housing than Aisne or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919

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

That puts Monnes above both Aisne’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Monnes: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Monnes is Ruines de l'église de Cointicourt.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Ruines de l'église de Cointicourt 13th & 16th c.

13th c.

oldest protected part

1921

first monument protected

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Age of homes22% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Monnes?”

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

Work & commute

Monnes has lower unemployment than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.1%

On this, Monnes is below both Aisne’s towns (20.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Monnes has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.1 per worker. 4.3% 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

Driving96%

Public transport4%

On foot0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Monnes, 0.1 per working resident

6.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.1 per working resident Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Schools

82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

In the comparison, Monnes comes below both Aisne’s towns (83.6%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

82.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Monnes82.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Joseph BouryNearest collègeCollège	Collège	93	82%+1 pt

82.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate

2.7 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageMonnes’ schools pageOpen the page

Collèges82.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Monnes is €11.53/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.53/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Monnes€11.53/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Aisne median€10.23/m²

€11.53/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.53 to €13.96/m² a month)

€8.64/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMonnes’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.53/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 Monnes

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The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.9 mi away Housing4 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

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Ruines de l'église de CointicourtChurch · 13th & 16th c.

Classé

Ancien châteauChâteau · 13th–17th c. · in Marizy-Saint-Mard, 2.3 mi

Classé

Ruines de l'égliseChurch · 12th c. · in Hautevesnes, 2.7 mi

Classé

Église Saint-CrépinChurch · 12th & 13th c. · in Brumetz, 4.1 mi

Photo credits

Ruines de l'église de Cointicourt: Photo: FRANQUELIN · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Monnes

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

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Monnes’ 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 →

Villers-CotterêtsEssômes-sur-MarneChâteau-ThierryCharly-sur-MarneLizy-sur-OurcqFère-en-TardenoisMonnes

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Monnes	90	—	—	—	—	—
Villers-Cotterêts	10,489	9.3	D	C⁺	C	C⁻
Essômes-sur-Marne	2,691	10	C	C⁺	A⁻	D
Château-Thierry	15,097	10	D	C⁺	D	C⁻
Charly-sur-Marne	2,594	12	B	B	A⁻	D
Lizy-sur-Ourcq Seine-et-Marne	3,627	12	D⁻	C⁺	D⁻	D
Fère-en-Tardenois	2,836	14	C	B⁺	C	C

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

About Monnes

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Monnes is a commune of 90 people in the Communauté de communes Retz-en-Valois. 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: 90 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Retz-en-Valois
Département: Aisne (02)
Région: Hauts-de-France
Area: 1.9 sq mi (4.8 km²)
INSEE code: 02496

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.