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This town in Aisne, Hauts-de-France has a population of 124.
Noroy-sur-Ourcq isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 16% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Noroy-sur-Ourcq does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Noroy-sur-Ourcq as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien château, in Marizy-Saint-Mard, 1.8 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Noroy-sur-Ourcq is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Noroy-sur-Ourcq.
A quarter of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Aisne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 14% of adults. Noroy-sur-Ourcq has a median age of 50 years.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Noroy-sur-Ourcq | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 44% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €21,850 a year per consumption unit, between Aisne’s towns (€20,680) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 10.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 4 homes in Noroy-sur-Ourcq.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Noroy-sur-Ourcq yet.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Noroy-sur-Ourcq is a commune of 124 people in the Communauté de communes Retz-en-Valois. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noroy-sur-Ourcq | 124 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villers-Cotterêts | 10,489 | 6.3 | D | C+ | C | C− |
| Belleu | 3,659 | 12 | B− | C+ | A− | D− |
| Soissons | 28,046 | 13 | C+ | C+ | C− | B |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Germain | 2,616 | 14 | B | B− | A− | C− |
| Château-Thierry | 15,097 | 14 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Fère-en-Tardenois | 2,836 | 14 | C | B+ | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.