Tergnier grades D overall: better than 12% of compared French towns, and #19 of 23 in Aisne. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 22.3% unemployment. At the median price of €1,082/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Chauny-Tergnier-La Fère. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 85% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% 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 Tergnier 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 Tergnier.
HealthHealth D
Tergnier’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 93% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Tergnier records 113 deaths per 100 expected, close to Aisne’s towns (110) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,483 residents of Tergnier died, against 1,158 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 28% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+13%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw128
Adjusted113
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Tergnier · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chauny
3.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Chauny
83.2 · 77.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aisne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Crime per resident in Tergnier runs higher than in 92% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 505 offenses in the graded categories in Tergnier in 2025. Violence against people ran at 11.2 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 25.5 (2023–2025 average). For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.2% of the index here.
11.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage206
Family violence73
Other physical violence54
Sexual violence47
Theft from vehicles46
Burglary41
Vehicle theft38
Theft without violence95
Drug use73
Fraud69
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.
11.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
505
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Tergnier has higher unemployment than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 22.3%
For Tergnier, that is above both Aisne’s towns (20.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €20,680 a year per consumption unit.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
Public transport7%
On foot6%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
3,750
jobs based in Tergnier, 0.9 per working resident
22.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,680
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 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Tergnier costs less than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.26/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Tergnier sits below both Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. The median price, €1,082/m², comes from 372 sales of houses and apartments in Tergnier from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,082/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Tergnier€1,082/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aisne median€1,167/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,086/m²
369
€9.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.62 to €11.25/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,590
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Chauny-Tergnier-La Fère
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Tergnier, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Tergnier
Is Tergnier safe?
It grades D for safety, #18 of 23 in Aisne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 41 burglaries and 206 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Tergnier good?
They grade C−, better than 24% of compared French towns and #22 of 24 in Aisne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Tergnier expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,082/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Tergnier grades A− for cost of living.
About Tergnier
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Tergnier is a commune of 13,045 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Chauny-Tergnier-La Fère. 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.
