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A town of 1,146 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
Mons-en-Laonnois has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.4% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Mons-en-Laonnois does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Mons-en-Laonnois with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mons-en-Laonnois: 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 1909.
12% 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 Mons-en-Laonnois.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
That puts Mons-en-Laonnois above Aisne’s towns (83.6%) but below compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MermozNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 125 | 85%+1 pt |
| Lycée Paul ClaudelNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 357 | 93%−3 pts |
| Collège Les Frères Le NainBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 135 | 86%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 81 residents of Mons-en-Laonnois died, against 86 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mons-en-Laonnois: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
9.4% of the labour force were unemployed, below Aisne’s towns (20.3%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price, so the Cost Grade uses rent alone.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On this, Mons-en-Laonnois is above both Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Mons-en-Laonnois | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Mons-en-Laonnois. Best known first.
Mons-en-Laonnois has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mons-en-Laonnois 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mons-en-Laonnois | 1,146 | — | — | B− | — | C |
| Laon | 24,220 | 3.5 | C− | B+ | D− | C− |
| Athies-sous-Laon | 2,578 | 6 | A− | A− | A | C+ |
| La Fère | 2,796 | 12 | C− | A− | D− | D− |
| Beautor | 2,579 | 13 | C− | A− | C− | D− |
| Crouy | 3,049 | 13 | B− | B− | A− | C− |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Germain | 2,616 | 14 | B | B− | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Mons-en-Laonnois has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 30% of compared French towns. 93% of 357 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Paul Claudel in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Mons-en-Laonnois is a commune of 1,146 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Laon. 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 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.