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Home to 176 people, this town lies in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Is Oigny-en-Valois a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Oigny-en-Valois is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 25% of its housing.

What makes Oigny-en-Valois stand out

The one thing Oigny-en-Valois does most differently from other towns.

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Mausolée du Général Charpentier
Mausolée du Général Charpentier · Inscrit · Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0
Oigny-en-Valois’ story

Oigny-en-Valois in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Oigny-en-Valois; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2003.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1990First protected: Mausolée du Général Charpentier
  • 2003The protected historic area is created
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oigny-en-Valois.

History

Oigny-en-Valois keeps more of its old housing than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2003. The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Oigny-en-Valois; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
14th c.
oldest protected part
1928
first monument protected
2003
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
26%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Few people in Oigny-en-Valois are 15 to 24: 6.8%, fewer than in both Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by a third of adults, above both Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (30%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. Line up the people of Oigny-en-Valois by age and the one in the middle is 49.

49median age
Oigny-en-ValoisAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Oigny-en-Valois
Oigny-en-ValoisAisne medianFrance median
Under 1516%18%17%
15–246.8%12%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+24%23%22%
No diploma12%31%19%
CAP or BEP29%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education33%18%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Oigny-en-Valois has lower unemployment than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6%

At the census, nearly one in ten commuters got to work without a car. The median disposable income was €28,990 a year per consumption unit, above Aisne’s towns (€20,680) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
Public transport6%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
0
jobs based in Oigny-en-Valois, 0.2 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Oigny-en-Valois is €11.86/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Oigny-en-Valois recorded 6 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Oigny-en-Valois€11.86/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€11.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.79 to €14.38/m² a month)
€9.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château d'Oigny-en-Valois and 4 more in and around Oigny-en-Valois

Heritage and museums in and near Oigny-en-Valois. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Oigny-en-Valois

13pages on Oigny-en-Valois

Landmarks

The list names few of Oigny-en-Valois’ 3 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Mausolée du Général Charpentier: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Oigny-en-Valois

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Oigny-en-Valois yet.

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Oigny-en-Valois’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Aisne →
Villers-CotterêtsCrépy-en-ValoisBelleuSoissonsLizy-sur-OurcqVilleneuve-Saint-GermainVillers-CotterêtsCrépy-en-ValoisBelleuSoissonsLizy-sur-OurcqVilleneuve-Saint-GermainOigny-en-Valois
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Oigny-en-Valois176—————
Villers-Cotterêts10,4893DC+CC−
Crépy-en-Valois Oise14,35111B−C−BB−
Belleu3,65914B−C+A−D−
Soissons28,04614C+C+C−B
Lizy-sur-Ourcq Seine-et-Marne3,62714D−C+D−D
Villeneuve-Saint-Germain2,61615BB−A−C−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Oigny-en-Valois

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Oigny-en-Valois is a commune of 176 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

Population
176 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Retz-en-Valois
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
4.6 sq mi (12 km²)
INSEE code
02568

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.