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The town has 219 residents and lies in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
There are no grades for Puiseux-en-Retz: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 15% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Puiseux-en-Retz does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Puiseux-en-Retz as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame de Valsery, in Cœuvres-et-Valsery, 2 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Puiseux-en-Retz is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puiseux-en-Retz.
Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town, below both Aisne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). 31% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Puiseux-en-Retz | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €27,850 a year per consumption unit, above both Aisne’s towns (€20,680) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 2.0% of working residents in Puiseux-en-Retz didn’t travel to work at all. Public transport took 11.2% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
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.
Sales in Puiseux-en-Retz from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €10.68/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Puiseux-en-Retz. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Puiseux-en-Retz.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Puiseux-en-Retz is a commune of 219 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puiseux-en-Retz | 219 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villers-Cotterêts | 10,489 | 3.8 | D | C+ | C | C− |
| Belleu | 3,659 | 10 | B− | C+ | A− | D− |
| Soissons | 28,046 | 10 | C+ | C+ | C− | B |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Germain | 2,616 | 11 | B | B− | A− | C− |
| Crépy-en-Valois Oise | 14,351 | 12 | B− | C− | B | B− |
| Crouy | 3,049 | 12 | B− | B− | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.