Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 94 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
Prisces is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Prisces does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Prisces counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.
51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Prisces.
29% of residents are 65 or over, above Aisne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 14% of residents. Graduates make up a fifth of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Prisces | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 4.3% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Prisces is Église Saint-Médard. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
12.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. At the census, 17.1% of working residents in Prisces didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
3 houses and apartments changed hands in Prisces from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Prisces. Best known first.
Prisces has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Médard: Photo: Patrick Clenet · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Prisces yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prisces | 94 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vervins | 2,549 | 4.2 | B− | A− | C− | D |
| Guise | 4,490 | 13 | C | A | C− | D− |
| Hirson | 8,469 | 14 | C− | A− | D− | D |
| Saint-Michel | 3,199 | 15 | C | A | C− | D |
| Athies-sous-Laon | 2,578 | 16 | A− | A− | A | C+ |
| Wignehies Nord | 2,804 | 17 | C− | A | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Prisces is a commune of 94 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
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.