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A town of 350 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
Watigny is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Watigny as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye bénédictine, in Saint-Michel, 3.2 mi away.
28% 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 Watigny.
11% of residents are 15 to 24 and 22% are 65 or over, against 12% and 23% in the median compared commune of Aisne. 27% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Aisne 18%, France 30%).
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Watigny | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
On this, Watigny is below both Aisne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 10.1% of the labour force are out of work. Watigny has 0 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.1 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
In the comparison, Watigny comes close to Aisne’s towns (83.6%) and below compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège César SavartNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 58 | 83%+14 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Watigny, that is below both Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Watigny. Best known first.
Nothing in Watigny is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Watigny.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Watigny is a commune of 350 people in the Communauté de communes des Trois Rivières. 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.