Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 237 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
Vaudesson is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Vaudesson does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vaudesson as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église, in Aizy-Jouy, 2.4 mi away.
1% 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 Vaudesson.
Under-15s account for 21% of the population. 10% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Aisne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Line up the people of Vaudesson by age and the one in the middle is 38.7.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Vaudesson | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 17.9%, lower than Aisne’s towns (20.3%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,950 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 3.0% of working residents in Vaudesson to work at the census.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.01/m² a month. The market in Vaudesson: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Vaudesson 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 Vaudesson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaudesson | 237 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crouy | 3,049 | 7.6 | B− | B− | A− | C− |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Germain | 2,616 | 8.8 | B | B− | A− | C− |
| Laon | 24,220 | 9.1 | C− | B+ | D− | C− |
| Soissons | 28,046 | 9.7 | C+ | C+ | C− | B |
| Belleu | 3,659 | 10 | B− | C+ | A− | D− |
| Athies-sous-Laon | 2,578 | 11 | A− | A− | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Vaudesson is a commune of 237 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de l'Aisne. 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.