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A town of 1,106 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
Nogentel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 0% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (B): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 36% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Nogentel 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Nogentel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Crépin, in Château-Thierry, 1.9 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Nogentel. Best known first.
Art galleryMusée Jean-de-La-Fontaine3.2 km north, in Château-Thierry
MuseumHôtel-Dieu de Château-Thierry3.1 km north, in Château-Thierry
MuseumMaison de Jean de la Fontaine3.2 km north, in Château-ThierryMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Capucins de Château-Thierry2.6 km north, in Château-ThierryAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye d'Essômes2.5 km northwest, in Essômes-sur-MarneFortFortPorte Saint-Jean3.3 km north, in Château-ThierryPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nogentel.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Nogentel’s deaths ran at 100 per 100 expected, below Aisne’s towns (110) but above compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For Nogentel, that is below both Aisne’s towns (83.6%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price, so the Cost Grade uses rent alone.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nogentel sits below both Aisne’s towns (20.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Nogentel has 150 jobs for 500 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,060 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
That puts Nogentel below both Aisne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 26% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Nogentel | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Nogentel 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 Nogentel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nogentel | 1,106 | — | — | B | — | C− |
| Essômes-sur-Marne | 2,691 | 2.1 | C | C+ | A− | D |
| Château-Thierry | 15,097 | 2.2 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Charly-sur-Marne | 2,594 | 6.2 | B | B | A− | D |
| Dormans Marne | 2,890 | 12 | B | A− | B+ | D |
| Montmirail Marne | 3,535 | 12 | B− | A | B | C+ |
| La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Seine-et-Marne | 10,254 | 13 | D− | C | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Nogentel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 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 28% 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.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Nogentel is a commune of 1,106 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
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 October 30, 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.