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Royaucourt-et-ChailvetAisne

In Aisne, Hauts-de-France, this town has 226 residents.

Is Royaucourt-et-Chailvet a good place to live?

Royaucourt-et-Chailvet is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Ancien château
Ancien château · Classé · Photo: Mikael Buhé Original téléversé par Mikaelbuhe sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY 1.0
Royaucourt-et-Chailvet’s story

Royaucourt-et-Chailvet in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Royaucourt-et-Chailvet: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.

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

  • 1862First protected: Église Saint-Julien et Saint-Jean-Baptiste
  • 1984Most recently protected: Ancien château
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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Royaucourt-et-Chailvet: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Julien et Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: GO69 · CC0 · Ancien château: Photo: Mikael Buhé Original téléversé par Mikaelbuhe sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY 1.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Royaucourt-et-Chailvet.

History

Old homes shape Royaucourt-et-Chailvet: 24% were built before 1919, more than in Aisne’s towns and across compared French towns

2historic monuments

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

Among the classé monuments in Royaucourt-et-Chailvet is Ancien château. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0
16th c.
oldest protected part
1862
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Royaucourt-et-Chailvet are 15 to 24: 7.5%, fewer than in Aisne’s towns and across compared French towns

43.7median age

31% of adults hold a degree, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Aisne’s towns (18%). Children are 21% of the town. Royaucourt-et-Chailvet has a median age of 43.7 years.

Royaucourt-et-ChailvetAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Royaucourt-et-Chailvet
Royaucourt-et-ChailvetAisne medianFrance median
Under 1521%18%17%
15–247.5%12%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+21%23%22%
No diploma14%31%19%
CAP or BEP27%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education31%18%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 1.1% of commuters in Royaucourt-et-Chailvet go to work without a car, fewer than in Aisne’s towns and across compared French towns

1%walk, cycle or take transit

Unemployment stood at 13.1%, below Aisne’s towns (20.3%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,040 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Royaucourt-et-Chailvet counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving97%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Royaucourt-et-Chailvet, 0.4 per working resident
13.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,040
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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Royaucourt-et-Chailvet is €9.80/m² a month

€9.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

The market in Royaucourt-et-Chailvet: 2 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.89/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Royaucourt-et-Chailvet€9.80/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€9.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.77 to €12.36/m² a month)
€7.89/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 Royaucourt-et-Chailvet

12pages on Royaucourt-et-Chailvet
Nearby attractions

Hottée de Gargantua and 3 more in and around Royaucourt-et-Chailvet

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Royaucourt-et-Chailvet. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Royaucourt-et-Chailvet

One notable person was born in Royaucourt-et-Chailvet.

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About Royaucourt-et-Chailvet

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Royaucourt-et-Chailvet is a commune of 226 people in the Communauté de communes Picardie des Châteaux. 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
226 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Picardie des Châteaux
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.2 sq mi (3 km²)
INSEE code
02661

Royaucourt-et-Chailvet’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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LaonAthies-sous-LaonCrouyVilleneuve-Saint-GermainLa FèreSoissonsLaonAthies-sous-LaonCrouyVilleneuve-Saint-GermainLa FèreSoissonsRoyaucourt-et-Chailvet
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Royaucourt-et-Chailvet226—————
Laon24,2205.5C−B+D−C−
Athies-sous-Laon2,5787.9A−A−AC+
Crouy3,04911B−B−A−C−
Villeneuve-Saint-Germain2,61612BB−A−C−
La Fère2,79613C−A−D−D−
Soissons28,04613C+C+C−B

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.