Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
140 people call this town in Aisne, Hauts-de-France home.
Monthenault is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Monthenault has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2025.
1.7% 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 Monthenault.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 1.7% of the total, lower than both Aisne’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Monthenault is Église Saint-Martin. Protection here reaches back to the 20th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
21% are under 15, above Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Monthenault | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €28,390 a year per consumption unit, above both Aisne’s towns (€20,680) and compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 3.4% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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.
Monthenault recorded 2 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.65/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Monthenault. Best known first.
Monthenault 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 Monthenault 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthenault | 140 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laon | 24,220 | 5.6 | C− | B+ | D− | C− |
| Athies-sous-Laon | 2,578 | 5.9 | A− | A− | A | C+ |
| Fismes Marne | 5,850 | 12 | C− | B+ | C+ | D |
| Villeneuve-sur-Aisne | 2,792 | 14 | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Crouy | 3,049 | 15 | B− | B− | A− | C− |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Germain | 2,616 | 16 | B | B− | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Monthenault is a commune of 140 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 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.