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This town in Aisne, Hauts-de-France has a population of 166.

Population

166

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.37

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,060

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Viel-Arcy a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Viel-Arcy is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Église et ancien cimetière communal · Classé · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0

Viel-Arcy’s story

Viel-Arcy in pictures

Viel-Arcy 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 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1919.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1919First protected: Église et ancien cimetière communal

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Viel-Arcy.

Who lives here

A young town: 14% of people in Viel-Arcy are 15 to 24, more than in both Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

19% are under 15, above both Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.

43median age

Viel-ArcyAisne medianFrance median

Aisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

14%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%

CAP or BEP23%

Baccalauréat22%

Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Viel-Arcy
	Viel-Arcy	Aisne median	France median
Under 15	19%	18%	17%
15–24	14%	12%	11%
25–44	19%	22%	23%
45–64	29%	26%	26%
65+	19%	23%	22%
No diploma	21%	31%	19%
CAP or BEP	23%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	17%	18%
Higher education	22%	18%	30%

Full pageViel-Arcy’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages43 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households60 households · 2.6 people per household Born abroad4.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Viel-Arcy?”

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

History

Viel-Arcy keeps more of its old housing than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Viel-Arcy is Église et ancien cimetière communal. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église et ancien cimetière communal 12th–15th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1919

first monument protected

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Age of homes22% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Viel-Arcy?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Viel-Arcy, 7.5%, runs below Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.6% of commuters at the census. The median disposable income was €25,060 a year per consumption unit, higher than Aisne’s towns (€20,680) and near compared French towns (€25,970).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%

Public transport3%

On foot0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Viel-Arcy, 0.1 per working resident

7.5%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,060

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.1 per working resident Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,060 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Viel-Arcy is €10.37/m² a month

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

Sales in Viel-Arcy from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments.

€10.37/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Viel-Arcy€10.37/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Aisne median€10.23/m²

€10.37/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.51 to €12.64/m² a month)

€7.95/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageViel-Arcy’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.37/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Viel-Arcy

11pages on Viel-Arcy

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.7 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing8 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Église et ancien cimetière communalChurch · 12th–15th c.

Classé

Église de LonguevalChurch · 12th–16th c. · in Les Septvallons, 2 mi

Classé

Carrière de FroidmontIndustrial building · 20th c. · in Braye-en-Laonnois, 4.6 mi

Classé

Ancienne abbaye de Saint-YvedAbbey · 12th–15th c. · in Braine, 4.9 mi

Photo credits

Église et ancien cimetière communal: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0

Famous people from Viel-Arcy

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Viel-Arcy yet.

How we find them →

Viel-Arcy’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 →

FismesCrouyVilleneuve-Saint-GermainLaonBelleuAthies-sous-LaonViel-Arcy

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Viel-Arcy	166	—	—	—	—	—
Fismes Marne	5,850	5.6	C⁻	B⁺	C⁺	D
Crouy	3,049	12	B⁻	B⁻	A⁻	C⁻
Villeneuve-Saint-Germain	2,616	12	B	B⁻	A⁻	C⁻
Laon	24,220	13	C⁻	B⁺	D⁻	C⁻
Belleu	3,659	13	B⁻	C⁺	A⁻	D⁻
Athies-sous-Laon	2,578	13	A⁻	A⁻	A	C⁺

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

About Viel-Arcy

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Viel-Arcy is a commune of 166 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

Population: 166 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Val de l'Aisne
Département: Aisne (02)
Région: Hauts-de-France
Area: 2.6 sq mi (6.6 km²)
INSEE code: 02797

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 November 4, 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.