Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 534 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
Urcel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Urcel: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1880.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Urcel.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Urcel: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On this, Urcel is below both Aisne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 21% of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Urcel | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, Urcel comes below both Aisne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 10.9% of the labour force are out of work. Urcel has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.5 per worker.
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.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out and museums in and near Urcel. Best known first.
Urcel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Urcel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urcel | 534 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laon | 24,220 | 5.9 | C− | B+ | D− | C− |
| Athies-sous-Laon | 2,578 | 7.9 | A− | A− | A | C+ |
| Crouy | 3,049 | 11 | B− | B− | A− | C− |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Germain | 2,616 | 12 | B | B− | A− | C− |
| Soissons | 28,046 | 13 | C+ | C+ | C− | B |
| Belleu | 3,659 | 13 | B− | C+ | A− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Urcel is a commune of 534 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
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.