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A town in Aisne, Hauts-de-France, home to 141 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Montigny-le-Franc is too small for the grades other French towns get. 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Montigny-le-Franc does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montigny-le-Franc as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien abri allemand dit du Kaiser, in Bosmont-sur-Serre, 3.5 mi away.
41% 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 Montigny-le-Franc.
20% are under 15, higher than both Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Montigny-le-Franc is 42.8 years old.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Montigny-le-Franc | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 17% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
13.8% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Aisne’s towns (20.3%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,880 a year. No commute at all: 1.8% of working residents in Montigny-le-Franc at the census.
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.
Sales in Montigny-le-Franc from July 2023 to June 2026: 3 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Montigny-le-Franc is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montigny-le-Franc 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montigny-le-Franc | 141 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vervins | 2,549 | 10 | B− | A− | C− | D |
| Athies-sous-Laon | 2,578 | 13 | A− | A− | A | C+ |
| Laon | 24,220 | 15 | C− | B+ | D− | C− |
| Villeneuve-sur-Aisne | 2,792 | 18 | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Hirson | 8,469 | 18 | C− | A− | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Montigny-le-Franc is a commune of 141 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de la Serre. 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 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.