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PlomionAisne

A town of 432 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Is Plomion a good place to live?

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

What makes Plomion stand out

The one thing Plomion does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Notre-Dame
Église Notre-Dame · Classé · Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Plomion’s story

Plomion in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Plomion: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1998.

38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2025First protected: Église Notre-Dame
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plomion.

Who lives here

Few people in Plomion are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

For Plomion, that is below both Aisne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). 25% of residents are 65 or over.

47.9median age
PlomionAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education13%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Plomion
PlomionAisne medianFrance median
Under 1517%18%17%
15–247.8%12%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+25%23%22%
No diploma29%31%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education13%18%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Plomion: 38% were built before 1919, more than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns

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

Plomion sits above both Aisne’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Plomion: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Plomion is Église Notre-Dame.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1998
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 Plomion than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7%

That puts Plomion below both Aisne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 19.5% of the labour force are out of work. Plomion has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Plomion, 0.3 per working resident
19.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Plomion costs less than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.13/m² a month

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

On this, Plomion is below both Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.13/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Plomion€8.13/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€8.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.52 to €10.13/m² a month)
€6.32/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Église Notre-Dame de Plomion and 4 more in and around Plomion

Heritage in and near Plomion. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Plomion

12pages on Plomion

Landmarks

The list names few of Plomion’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Plomion

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Plomion yet.

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Plomion’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 →
VervinsHirsonSaint-MichelAnorWignehiesFourmiesVervinsHirsonSaint-MichelAnorWignehiesFourmiesPlomion
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Plomion432—————
Vervins2,5495.2B−A−C−D
Hirson8,4698.2C−A−D−D
Saint-Michel3,1999.1CAC−D
Anor Nord3,09913C+A−B+D−
Wignehies Nord2,80414C−AC−D−
Fourmies Nord11,44914DB+D−D

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

About Plomion

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Plomion is a commune of 432 people in the Communauté de communes de la Thiérache du Centre. 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
432 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Thiérache du Centre
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
6.4 sq mi (16.5 km²)
INSEE code
02608

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.