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SeptmontsAisne

Population 576: a town in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Is Septmonts a good place to live?

Septmonts isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.

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Église · Classé · Photo: René Hourdry · CC BY-SA 4.0
Septmonts’ story

Septmonts in pictures

Septmonts has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Louis Auguste Hiolin, born in 1846, is the one person born in Septmonts before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1920First protected: Château de Septmonts
  • 1928Most recently protected: Ferme de la Carrière-l'Evêque
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Septmonts.

History

Septmonts keeps more of its old housing than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919

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

Septmonts has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Château de Septmonts. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1920
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

Graduates make up 28% of adults. The middle age in Septmonts is 45. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, lower than both Aisne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%).

45median age
SeptmontsAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Septmonts
SeptmontsAisne medianFrance median
Under 1517%18%17%
15–2412%12%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+21%23%22%
No diploma16%31%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education28%18%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Septmonts walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 2.4%

Unemployment stood at 11.2%, below Aisne’s towns (20.3%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €25,860 a year per consumption unit. For its 250 residents in work, Septmonts has 100 jobs: 0.4 each.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Septmonts, 0.4 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

80.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 4.7 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 183 candidates at 2 lycées. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.3 mi away. The nearest collège is 2.3 mi away.

80.7%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Septmonts80.7%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Septmonts84.4%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean MermozNearest collègeCollègeCollège12778%−9 pts
Lycée polyvalent Le CorbusierNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée8678%−2 pts
Collège Louise MichelBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège8085%+2 pts

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84%
passed the vocational bac, −0.4 pts against the expected rate
80.7%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4.7 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Septmonts is €11.40/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €9.99/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 17 homes were sold in Septmonts.

€11.40/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Septmonts€11.40/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€11.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.26 to €14.03/m² a month)
€9.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Septmonts and 6 more in and around Septmonts

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

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Septmonts

13pages on Septmonts

Landmarks

Septmonts has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Septmonts: Photo: Tango7174 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ferme de la Carrière-l'Evêque: Photo: Enrevseluj · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Septmonts

One notable person was born in Septmonts.

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Septmonts’ 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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BelleuVilleneuve-Saint-GermainSoissonsCrouyFère-en-TardenoisVillers-CotterêtsBelleuVilleneuve-Saint-GermainSoissonsCrouyFère-en-TardenoisVillers-CotterêtsSeptmonts
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Septmonts576—————
Belleu3,6592.3B−C+A−D−
Villeneuve-Saint-Germain2,6163BB−A−C−
Soissons28,0463.6C+C+C−B
Crouy3,0494.6B−B−A−C−
Fère-en-Tardenois2,83612CB+CC
Villers-Cotterêts10,48913DC+CC−

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

About Septmonts

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Septmonts is a commune of 576 people in the Communauté d'agglomération GrandSoissons Agglomération. 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
576 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération GrandSoissons Agglomération
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.9 sq mi (4.8 km²)
INSEE code
02706

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 4, 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.