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SissyAisne

A town of 505 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Is Sissy a good place to live?

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

Chapelle dite des Dormants
Chapelle dite des Dormants · Classé · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Sissy’s story

Sissy in pictures

Sissy has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1920First protected: Chapelle dite des Dormants
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sissy.

History

Old homes shape Sissy: 23% were built before 1919, more than in both Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Sissy is Chapelle dite des Dormants. Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

14th 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

Sissy has fewer young adults than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.5% are 15 to 24

A fifth of residents are 65 or over, below Aisne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The under-15s are 19% of the population here. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.

45.1median age
SissyAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Sissy
SissyAisne medianFrance median
Under 1519%18%17%
15–247.5%12%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+20%23%22%
No diploma13%31%19%
CAP or BEP30%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education29%18%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Sissy are out of work than in Aisne’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.6%

Households’ median disposable income: €27,050 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Sissy counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 250 workers). 4.9% 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.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Sissy, 0.3 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,050
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

84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 13 points above the expected rate

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

The nearest collège is 1.6 mi away. General-bac pupils go 6.7 mi to the nearest lycée.

84.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Sissy84.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Antoine-Nicolas de CondorcetNearest collègeCollègeCollège7784%+13 pts
84.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +13 pts against the expected rate
1.6 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 Sissy is €10.36/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €8.13/m² a month. The market in Sissy: 18 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€10.36/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sissy€10.36/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€10.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.24 to €13.03/m² a month)
€8.13/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 Sissy

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Landmarks

Sissy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Chapelle dite des Dormants: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0

Famous people from Sissy

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

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Sissy’s 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 →
GauchySaint-QuentinFresnoy-le-GrandLa FèreBeautorGuiseGauchySaint-QuentinFresnoy-le-GrandLa FèreBeautorGuiseSissy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sissy505—————
Gauchy5,1836.8DBCD−
Saint-Quentin52,8137DBD−D
Fresnoy-le-Grand2,89010A−AAD−
La Fère2,79610C−A−D−D−
Beautor2,57911C−A−C−D−
Guise4,49011CAC−D−

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

About Sissy

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Sissy is a commune of 505 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de l'Oise. 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
505 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val de l'Oise
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
4.2 sq mi (10.9 km²)
INSEE code
02721

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.