Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 112 residents in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
There are no grades for Silly-la-Poterie: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 17% of homes.
The one thing Silly-la-Poterie does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Silly-la-Poterie as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Nicolas, in La Ferté-Milon, 1.5 mi away.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Silly-la-Poterie.
25% of adults hold a degree, between Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 25% of the population. The age that splits Silly-la-Poterie in two is 51.5.
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Silly-la-Poterie | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
14.3% of the labour force were unemployed, between Aisne’s towns (20.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 4.1% of working residents in Silly-la-Poterie didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Silly-la-Poterie.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Silly-la-Poterie. Best known first.
Nothing in Silly-la-Poterie is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Silly-la-Poterie yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silly-la-Poterie | 112 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villers-Cotterêts | 10,489 | 4.7 | D | C+ | C | C− |
| Crépy-en-Valois Oise | 14,351 | 12 | B− | C− | B | B− |
| Lizy-sur-Ourcq Seine-et-Marne | 3,627 | 13 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
| Belleu | 3,659 | 14 | B− | C+ | A− | D− |
| Soissons | 28,046 | 15 | C+ | C+ | C− | B |
| Essômes-sur-Marne | 2,691 | 15 | C | C+ | A− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Silly-la-Poterie is a commune of 112 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
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.