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Pleine-SelveAisne

A town of 186 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Is Pleine-Selve a good place to live?

Pleine-Selve is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

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Église · Classé · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Pleine-Selve’s story

Pleine-Selve in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pleine-Selve: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pleine-Selve.

Who lives here

Few people in Pleine-Selve are 15 to 24: 9.1%, fewer than in Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

For Pleine-Selve, that is below both Aisne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 19% of the population.

41.3median age
Pleine-SelveAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Pleine-Selve
Pleine-SelveAisne medianFrance median
Under 1518%18%17%
15–249.1%12%11%
25–4429%22%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+19%23%22%
No diploma20%31%19%
CAP or BEP28%27%26%
Baccalauréat26%17%18%
Higher education22%18%30%

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

History

Pleine-Selve keeps more of its old housing than Aisne or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919

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

Pleine-Selve sits above both Aisne’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pleine-Selve: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
14th c.
oldest protected part
1913
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Pleine-Selve than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 1.2%

That puts Pleine-Selve below both Aisne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 11.0% of the labour force are out of work. Pleine-Selve has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving96%
Public transport1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Pleine-Selve, 0.2 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 13 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

On this, Pleine-Selve is close to Aisne’s towns (83.6%) and below compared French towns (87.5%).

84.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Pleine-Selve84.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Antoine-Nicolas de CondorcetNearest collègeCollègeCollège7784%+13 pts
84.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +13 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Pleine-Selve is €9.55/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.55/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Pleine-Selve€9.55/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€9.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.58 to €12.04/m² a month)
€7.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pleine-Selve

12pages on Pleine-Selve

Landmarks

Pleine-Selve has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Famous people from Pleine-Selve

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pleine-Selve yet.

How we find them →

Pleine-Selve’s 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 →
GuiseGauchySaint-QuentinLa FèreFresnoy-le-GrandBeautorGuiseGauchySaint-QuentinLa FèreFresnoy-le-GrandBeautorPleine-Selve
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Pleine-Selve186—————
Guise4,4908.9CAC−D−
Gauchy5,18311DBCD−
Saint-Quentin52,81311DBD−D
La Fère2,79611C−A−D−D−
Fresnoy-le-Grand2,89012A−AAD−
Beautor2,57912C−A−C−D−

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

About Pleine-Selve

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Pleine-Selve is a commune of 186 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de l'Oise. 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
186 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val de l'Oise
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.1 km²)
INSEE code
02605

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.