Montcornet does especially well on schools — brevet results 10 points above the expected rate. Fewer journeys need a car: 86% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health lags (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes lag: 1.7 jobs per working resident; 25.4% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €882/m² costs 2.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Portes de la Thiérache.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Montcornet has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Montcornet 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montcornet.
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Montcornet run higher than in 91% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Aisne, women can expect to live 83.2 years and men 77.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Adjusted for age and care homes, Montcornet records 109 deaths per 100 expected, close to Aisne’s towns (110) and above compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 123 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 135, 9% more. The nearest emergency department to Montcornet is Ch Hirson, 16.1 mi away.
+9%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted109
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Montcornet · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
16.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Hirson
20.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Laon
83.2 · 77.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aisne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Montcornet has higher unemployment than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 25.4%
Half of residents lived on more than €20,040 a year per consumption unit, near Aisne’s towns (€20,680) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 2.0% of working residents in Montcornet went to work by public transport.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot11%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
650
jobs based in Montcornet, 1.7 per working resident
25.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Montcornet gets a B for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €882/m²: 44 houses and apartments sold in Montcornet between July 2023 and June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €10.23/m² a month, close to Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments.
€882/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montcornet€882/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aisne median€1,167/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€901/m²
43
€10.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.15 to €12.83/m² a month)
2.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.63/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€21,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Portes de la Thiérache
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Montcornet hold a degree than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 11%
The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a quarter of residents. Children under 15 make up 15%, below Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%.
49.9median age
MontcornetAisne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma38%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education11%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Montcornet: 16% were built before 1919, more than in both Aisne’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Montcornet counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montcornet
Is Montcornet safe?
Montcornet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 16.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Montcornet good?
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montcornet expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €882/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montcornet grades B for cost of living.
About Montcornet
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Montcornet is a commune of 1,207 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes de la Thiérache. 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
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.
