Saint-Quentin grades D overall: better than 6% of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 15.6 recorded violent incidents and 32.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,101/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Saint-Quentinois. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 25% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Quentin with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Quentin.
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Saint-Quentin than in 98% of compared French towns
The graded crime recorded most in Saint-Quentin was criminal damage (2025). 2025 saw 2,583 offenses recorded in the town. This Aisne town comes 21st of the 23 compared towns in Aisne on the Safety Grade. With 27,000 jobs for 17,350 working residents, Saint-Quentin draws people in from neighbouring communes.
15.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage1,171
Other physical violence328
Family violence322
Theft from vehicles313
Sexual violence195
Vehicle theft140
Burglary114
Theft without violence757
Drug use458
Fraud373
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
15.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
32.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
2,583
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (under 0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Unemployment in Saint-Quentin, 22.6%, runs above Aisne’s towns and compared French towns
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €20,470 a year. Public transport took 11.0% of Saint-Quentin’s working residents to work at the census.
25%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving71%
On foot12%
Public transport11%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
27,000
jobs based in Saint-Quentin, 1.6 per working resident
22.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 95% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Saint-Quentin run higher than in 91% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Saint-Quentin records 110 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 5,487 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 6,989, 27% more. Women in Aisne live to 83.2 on average and men to 77.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+10%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw127
Adjusted110
Median town88
Expected100
77
GPs in Saint-Quentin · 5.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Saint Claude
1.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Saint Quentin
83.2 · 77.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aisne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the nine collèges within 5 km, 1.2 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Saint-Quentin is 86.9%, lower than both Aisne’s towns (90.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For exam results, it comes #23 of 24 in Aisne.
92%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Saint-Quentin earns a B for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,101/m²: 1,852 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Quentin between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.04/m² a month, above Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house in Saint-Quentin goes for €1,094/m², an apartment for €1,122/m².
€1,101/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Quentin€1,101/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aisne median€1,167/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,094/m²
1,467
Apartments
€1,122/m²
385
€11.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.78 to €13.89/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.47/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,260
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Saint-Quentinois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
16 historic monuments, 3 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Quentin is Ancienne collégiale Saint-Quentin. Homes from before 1919 make up 5.2% of the total, lower than both Aisne’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A young town: 14% of people in Saint-Quentin are 15 to 24, more than in Aisne’s towns and across compared French towns
Among adults, 23% have a degree. Half of Saint-Quentin is older than 41.3, half younger. Children under 15 make up 17%, in line with Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%).
41.3median age
Saint-QuentinAisne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Ancienne collégiale Saint-Quentin: Photo: Rolf Kranz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hôtel de ville: Photo: JojoMarg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Porte dite des Canonniers: Photo: Phinou · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle de la Charité: Photo: Didierd02 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gracchus Babeuf: François Bonneville, Public domain · Rudy Gobert: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Charles Rogier: H. Thiriat (gravure)., Public domain · Francis Moreau: Eric HOUDAS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean Piot: Le Miroir des sports, Public domain · Nadine de Rothschild: Photographe du château de Mongenan, CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Quentin’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Quentin
Is Saint-Quentin safe?
It grades D− for safety, #21 of 23 in Aisne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 114 burglaries and 1,171 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Quentin good?
They grade C−, better than 21% of compared French towns. 98% of 160 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Jean et La Croix in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Quentin expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,101/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Quentin grades B for cost of living.
About Saint-Quentin
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Saint-Quentin is a commune of 52,813 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Saint-Quentinois. 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
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.
