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VadencourtAisne

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

Is Vadencourt a good place to live?

Vadencourt has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Ancienne abbaye de Bohéries
Ancienne abbaye de Bohéries · Classé · Photo: Igmar911 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vadencourt’s story

Vadencourt in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vadencourt counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1995First protected: Ancienne abbaye de Bohéries
  • 2001Most recently protected: Maisons de Nicolas Grain
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vadencourt.

History

Old homes shape Vadencourt: 35% were built before 1919, more than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century. Among the classé monuments in Vadencourt is Ancienne abbaye de Bohéries. On the Culture ministry’s list, Vadencourt counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

18th c.
oldest protected part
1995
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Vadencourt than in Aisne’s towns or across compared French towns: 16% of adults

Children under 15 make up 15%, lower than both Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population.

47.4median age
VadencourtAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma33%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vadencourt
VadencourtAisne medianFrance median
Under 1515%18%17%
15–2412%12%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+24%23%22%
No diploma33%31%19%
CAP or BEP30%27%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education16%18%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Vadencourt, 23.3%, runs above Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

At the census, 3.5% of commuters got to work without a car. Vadencourt holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €21,320 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Vadencourt, 0.2 per working resident
23.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Vadencourt costs less than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.80/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 27 homes in Vadencourt.

€8.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vadencourt€8.80/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€8.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.30 to €10.62/m² a month)
€7.17/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 Vadencourt

12pages on Vadencourt

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vadencourt counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Ancienne abbaye de Bohéries: Photo: Igmar911 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Vadencourt

Wikidata places 3 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Vadencourt as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Vadencourt’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 →
GuiseBohain-en-VermandoisFresnoy-le-GrandLe Cateau-CambrésisSaint-QuentinLandreciesGuiseBohain-en-VermandoisFresnoy-le-GrandLe Cateau-CambrésisSaint-QuentinLandreciesVadencourt
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vadencourt505—————
Guise4,4903.1CAC−D−
Bohain-en-Vermandois5,6056.6C+A+DD−
Fresnoy-le-Grand2,8907A−AAD−
Le Cateau-Cambrésis Nord6,76412DA−D−D
Saint-Quentin52,81314DBD−D
Landrecies Nord3,40714CA+C−D

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

About Vadencourt

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Vadencourt is a commune of 505 people in the Communauté de communes Thiérache Sambre et 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 Thiérache Sambre et Oise
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
4.8 sq mi (12.4 km²)
INSEE code
02757

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.