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Villiers-Saint-DenisAisne

With 997 residents, it is a town in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Is Villiers-Saint-Denis a good place to live?

Villiers-Saint-Denis is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Over-65s are 29% of the population.

What makes Villiers-Saint-Denis stand out

The one thing Villiers-Saint-Denis does most differently from other towns.

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Église
Église · Inscrit · Photo: Pascal3012 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Villiers-Saint-Denis’ story

Villiers-Saint-Denis in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Villiers-Saint-Denis, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1965.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villiers-Saint-Denis.

Who lives here

Villiers-Saint-Denis has fewer young adults than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 7% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, between Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 29% of the town. Typical age in Villiers-Saint-Denis: 51.1, the median.

51.1median age
Villiers-Saint-DenisAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Villiers-Saint-Denis
Villiers-Saint-DenisAisne medianFrance median
Under 1515%18%17%
15–247%12%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+29%23%22%
No diploma22%31%19%
CAP or BEP33%27%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education22%18%30%

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

History

Villiers-Saint-Denis keeps more of its old housing than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Villiers-Saint-Denis, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1965
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Villiers-Saint-Denis, 9.3%, runs below Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs based in Villiers-Saint-Denis number 700, against 400 residents in work (1.8 per worker). The median disposable income was €26,790 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Aisne’s towns (€20,680). A fifth of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

20%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving75%
Public transport15%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
700
jobs based in Villiers-Saint-Denis, 1.8 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 6.7 mi away. For collège, the closest is 1.4 mi away.

86.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Villiers-Saint-Denis86.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège François TruffautNearest collègeCollègeCollège16886%+1 pt
86.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate
1.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Villiers-Saint-Denis is €11.47/m² a month

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

Sales in Villiers-Saint-Denis from July 2023 to June 2026: 17 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €10.15/m² a month.

€11.47/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villiers-Saint-Denis€11.47/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€11.47/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.54 to €13.79/m² a month)
€10.15/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 Villiers-Saint-Denis

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Landmarks

The list names few of Villiers-Saint-Denis’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Villiers-Saint-Denis

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villiers-Saint-Denis yet.

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Villiers-Saint-Denis’ 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 →
Charly-sur-MarneEssômes-sur-MarneLa Ferté-sous-JouarreChâteau-ThierryJouarreLizy-sur-OurcqCharly-sur-MarneEssômes-sur-MarneLa Ferté-sous-JouarreChâteau-ThierryJouarreLizy-sur-OurcqVilliers-Saint-Denis
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Villiers-Saint-Denis997—————
Charly-sur-Marne2,5941.4BBA−D
Essômes-sur-Marne2,6914.9CC+A−D
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Seine-et-Marne10,2546.9D−CCD
Château-Thierry15,0976.9DC+DC−
Jouarre Seine-et-Marne4,2217.7CC+A−D
Lizy-sur-Ourcq Seine-et-Marne3,62711D−C+D−D

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

About Villiers-Saint-Denis

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Villiers-Saint-Denis is a commune of 997 people in the Communauté de communes du Canton de Charly-sur-Marne. 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
997 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Canton de Charly-sur-Marne
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
2.9 sq mi (7.6 km²)
INSEE code
02818

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 9, 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.