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With 1,189 residents, it is a town in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
Nesles-la-Montagne’s best grade is for cost of living: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 36% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 10.0% unemployment. It also trails on health (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
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). Nesles-la-Montagne 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 Nesles-la-Montagne 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.
Nesles-la-Montagne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Nesles-la-Montagne does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Nesles-la-Montagne counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nesles-la-Montagne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nesles-la-Montagne.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Aisne live to 83.2 on average and men to 77.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Adjusted for age and care homes, Nesles-la-Montagne records 97 deaths per 100 expected, between Aisne’s towns (110) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 83 residents of Nesles-la-Montagne died, against 86 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.8 mi away. The bac pass rate near Nesles-la-Montagne is 92.5%, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and above Aisne’s towns (90.1%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RacineNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 160 | 80%−4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Jules VerneNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 111 | 94%−3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Jean de La FontaineBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 282 | 98%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Aisne’s towns (12%). Among adults, 28% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Nesles-la-Montagne | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Aisne’s towns (20.3%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 5.7% of working residents in Nesles-la-Montagne 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 Nesles-la-Montagne from July 2023 to June 2026: 28 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €8.34/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Nesles-la-Montagne. Best known first.
Art galleryMusée Jean-de-La-Fontaine3.5 km northwest, in Château-Thierry
MuseumHôtel-Dieu de Château-Thierry3.3 km northwest, in Château-Thierry
MuseumMaison de Jean de la Fontaine3.5 km northwest, in Château-ThierryMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Capucins de Château-Thierry2.9 km northwest, in Château-ThierryFortFortPorte Saint-Jean3.4 km north, in Château-ThierryFortFortPorte Saint-Pierre3.5 km north, in Château-ThierryPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nesles-la-Montagne yet.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Nesles-la-Montagne is a commune of 1,189 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Château-Thierry. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nesles-la-Montagne | 1,189 | — | — | B | — | C |
| Château-Thierry | 15,097 | 2.5 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Essômes-sur-Marne | 2,691 | 2.9 | C | C+ | A− | D |
| Charly-sur-Marne | 2,594 | 7 | B | B | A− | D |
| Dormans Marne | 2,890 | 11 | B | A− | B+ | D |
| Montmirail Marne | 3,535 | 12 | B− | A | B | C+ |
| Fère-en-Tardenois | 2,836 | 13 | C | B+ | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Nesles-la-Montagne 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 4.4 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 39% of compared French towns. 94% of 111 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jules Verne 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.
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.