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The town has 1,606 residents and lies in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
Where it does best is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on health as well — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes go for a median €1,260/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Montescourt-Lizerolles 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.
The 2 things Montescourt-Lizerolles does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Montescourt-Lizerolles 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.
Montescourt-Lizerolles has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Montescourt-Lizerolles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Montain, in La Fère, 7.2 mi away.
2.1% 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 Montescourt-Lizerolles.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Montescourt-Lizerolles: 101 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 129 residents of Montescourt-Lizerolles died, against 128 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% more. The nearest emergency department to Montescourt-Lizerolles is Ch Chauny, 7.7 mi away. In Aisne, women can expect to live 83.2 years and men 77.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 46 homes were sold in Montescourt-Lizerolles. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.21/m² a month. That is the middle of 46 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,167/m² for the median of compared towns in Aisne.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,260/m² | 46 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults, close to Aisne’s towns (18%) and below compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents. Montescourt-Lizerolles has a median age of 38.3.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Montescourt-Lizerolles | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
13.6% of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €24,130 a year per consumption unit, above Aisne’s towns (€20,680) but below compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 3.8% of working residents in Montescourt-Lizerolles at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Montescourt-Lizerolles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Montescourt-Lizerolles.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montescourt-Lizerolles | 1,606 | — | — | B+ | — | C− |
| Tergnier | 13,045 | 5.6 | D | A− | D | D |
| Gauchy | 5,183 | 6.2 | D | B | C | D− |
| Beautor | 2,579 | 6.7 | C− | A− | C− | D− |
| La Fère | 2,796 | 7.3 | C− | A− | D− | D− |
| Ham Somme | 4,378 | 7.8 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Saint-Quentin | 52,813 | 7.9 | D | B | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Montescourt-Lizerolles has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montescourt-Lizerolles grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Montescourt-Lizerolles is a commune of 1,606 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Saint-Quentinois. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.