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The town, home to 2,134 people, lies in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
Police record less crime here than in most towns (A): an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 9.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Fewer journeys need a car (A): 82% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 39% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Work and incomes lag: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 13.6% unemployment. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,780/m² takes 4.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Canton de Charly-sur-Marne.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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. Nogent-l'Artaud 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 one thing Nogent-l'Artaud does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Nogent-l'Artaud 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.
Nogent-l'Artaud has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
On the Culture ministry’s list, Nogent-l'Artaud 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 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.
20% 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 Nogent-l'Artaud.
13.6% 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 €24,120 a year. No commute at all: 3.3% of working residents in Nogent-l'Artaud at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 2025 count: 37 offenses in Nogent-l'Artaud. Of the graded crimes locally, theft from vehicles came up most often (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 21.4% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Nogent-l'Artaud is Ch Chateau Thierry, 7.3 mi away. 435 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 301: 44% above. Life expectancy at birth in Aisne is 83.2 years for women and 77.4 for men (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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by 19% of adults, near Aisne’s towns (18%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents. The median resident of Nogent-l'Artaud is 45.1 years old.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Nogent-l'Artaud | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 2.3 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 6.7 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François TruffautNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 168 | 86%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €12.55/m² a month, higher than Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €7.92/m² a month. The sales split: 79% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,878/m² | 68 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nogent-l'Artaud 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 Nogent-l'Artaud 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nogent-l'Artaud | 2,134 | — | — | B− | A | C+ |
| Charly-sur-Marne | 2,594 | 2.2 | B | B | A− | D |
| Essômes-sur-Marne | 2,691 | 4.9 | C | C+ | A− | D |
| Château-Thierry | 15,097 | 6.8 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Seine-et-Marne | 10,254 | 8.9 | D− | C | C | D |
| Jouarre Seine-et-Marne | 4,221 | 9.1 | C | C+ | A− | D |
| Montmirail Marne | 3,535 | 12 | B− | A | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Nogent-l'Artaud grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Nogent-l'Artaud is a commune of 2,134 people in the Communauté de communes du Canton de Charly-sur-Marne. 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 8, 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.