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SelensAisne

A town of 202 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Population
202
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.51
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€23,680
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
7%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Selens a good place to live?

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

Selens’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Selens’ story

No historic monuments in Selens

The Culture ministry lists no building in Selens as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château de Blérancourt, ancien château des Ducs de Gesvres, actuellement Musée national de la coopération franco-américaine ou Musée national des Deux-Guerres, in Blérancourt, 2.8 mi away.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Selens.

Who lives here

Few people in Selens are 15 to 24: 8.7%, fewer than in both Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, higher than Aisne’s towns (18%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Selens in two is 46.7. 23% of residents are 65 or over.

46.7median age
SelensAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma31%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Selens
SelensAisne medianFrance median
Under 1515%18%17%
15–248.7%12%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+23%23%22%
No diploma31%31%19%
CAP or BEP28%27%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education21%18%30%
Full pageSelens’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages46.7 median age · 23% are 65 or overHouseholds100 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Selens?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Selens, 9.4%, runs below Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

Per resident in work, Selens counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). 6.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Aisne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,680 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Selens, 0.3 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageSelens’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working residentGetting to work7% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€23,680 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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 Selens is €10.51/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €8.19/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Selens.

€10.51/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Selens€10.51/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€10.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.50 to €12.98/m² a month)
€8.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageSelens’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.51/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Blérancourt and 3 more in and around Selens

Heritage and family days out in and near Selens. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Blérancourt4.6 km northwest, in BlérancourtMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Feuillants de Blérancourt4.6 km northwest, in BlérancourtChâteauChâteauAncien château de Blérancourt4.6 km northwest, in BlérancourtZooZooLa Réserve Exotique4.3 km northwest, in Blérancourt
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Selens

12pages on Selens
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.8 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing6 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 46.7HistoryNo historic monument here; the nearest onesTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

Nothing in Selens is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →
Classé
Château de Blérancourt, ancien château des Ducs de Gesvres, actuellem…Château · 17th & 18th c. · in Blérancourt, 2.8 mi
Classé
Croix dite Croix aux HérosCross · 12th c. · in Camelin, 3.9 mi
Classé
Plate-forme de la pièce allemandeMilitary building · 20th c. · in Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, 4.7 mi
Classé
Restes du prieuré de BellefontainePriory · in Nampcel, 5.9 mi

Famous people from Selens

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

How we find them →

Selens’ 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 →
ChaunyCrouySoissonsVilleneuve-Saint-GermainNoyonBelleuChaunyCrouySoissonsVilleneuve-Saint-GermainNoyonBelleuSelens
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Selens202—————
Chauny11,5968.3DB+DD
Crouy3,0499.4B−B−A−C−
Soissons28,0469.7C+C+C−B
Villeneuve-Saint-Germain2,61611BB−A−C−
Noyon Oise12,97111DB−D−C−
Belleu3,65911B−C+A−D−

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

About Selens

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Selens is a commune of 202 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
202 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Picardie des Châteaux
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3 sq mi (7.7 km²)
INSEE code
02704

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.