Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église de Cugny-les-Crouttes: Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien prieuré: Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oulchy-le-Château.
History
Oulchy-le-Château keeps more of its old housing than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919
4historic monuments
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The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Oulchy-le-Château is Église Notre-Dame. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 3 of 4.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Oulchy-le-Château has fewer young adults than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 9.6% are 15 to 24
47.3median age
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, above both Aisne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 18% of adults. Oulchy-le-Château has a median age of 47.3.
Oulchy-le-ChâteauAisne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Only 9.2% of commuters in Oulchy-le-Château go to work without a car, fewer than in Aisne’s towns and across compared French towns
9%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income was €23,910 a year per consumption unit, above Aisne’s towns (€20,680) but below compared French towns (€25,970). 15.9% of people in the labour force have no job. Oulchy-le-Château holds 250 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Oulchy-le-Château, 0.8 per working resident
15.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Oulchy-le-Château is a commune of 785 people in the Communauté de communes du Canton d'Oulchy-le-Château. 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
785 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Canton d'Oulchy-le-Château
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
5.8 sq mi (15.1 km²)
INSEE code
02580
Oulchy-le-Château’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
