Ardennes

Ardennes has 267,204 residents in 448 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €1,200/m², from €790/m² in Fumay to €1,660/m² in Nouvion-sur-Meuse among communes of more than 2,000 people. 61% of households own their main home.

Département 08 · 448 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

267,204residents2022 census

€1,200/m²median price per m²five years of sales

61%of households own their homemain home

4%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Ardennes.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Ardennes : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Ardennes : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Ardennes : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 20 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Bazeilles	2,459	€1,430/m²	€22,730	71%	9%	11.7%	31%	31
Bogny-sur-Meuse	4,947	€860/m²	€18,880	57%	10%	19.7%	88%	7
Carignan	2,745	€1,170/m²	€19,280	54%	13%	14.0%	4%	42
Charleville-Mézières	45,634	€1,400/m²	€18,380	36%	11%	21.9%	27%	106
Douzy	2,149	€1,080/m²	€20,830	57%	6%	11.7%	29%	29
Floing	2,277	€1,390/m²	€22,080	79%	12%	10.1%	29%	7
Fumay	3,118	€790/m²	€18,590	60%	14%	25.1%	70%	5
Givet	6,356	€1,290/m²	€19,050	46%	10%	21.3%	60%	29
Monthermé	2,155	€880/m²	€20,270	56%	12%	21.2%	50%	22
Mouzon	2,236	€1,040/m²	€20,730	60%	15%	17.7%	15%	29
Nouvion-sur-Meuse	2,235	€1,660/m²	€20,710	47%	9%	14.6%	9%	30
Nouzonville	5,548	€1,100/m²	€18,570	56%	10%	17.4%	69%	14
Rethel	7,435	€1,560/m²	€19,790	39%	13%	15.1%	0%	7
Revin	5,795	€830/m²	€18,370	59%	12%	26.5%	27%	34
Rocroi	2,256	€1,180/m²	€19,430	63%	10%	19.5%	100%	36
Sedan	16,727	€920/m²	€17,180	30%	11%	28.2%	15%	65
Villers-Semeuse	3,628	€1,600/m²	€21,750	64%	13%	11.4%	10%	39
Vivier-au-Court	2,811	€1,320/m²	€20,150	63%	8%	12.7%	12%	11
Vouziers	3,862	€890/m²	€20,220	53%	19%	14.4%	4%	10
Vrigne aux Bois	3,524	€1,330/m²	€20,590	61%	9%	14.8%	25%	13

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

267,204 residents and 122,324 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

17%

aged under 15

15%

aged 15–29

30%

aged 60 and over

37%

of households are people living alone

24%

of households are couples with children

10%

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

144,475 homes, 85% of them main residences, with 4.6 rooms on average.

71%

of homes are houses

61%

of households own their home

17%

of households rent social housing (HLM)

second homes

12%

empty homes

84%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191916%

1919–194514%

1946–197026%

1971–199025%

1991–200510%

2006–20199%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

15,418 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,200/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€1,080/m²flats2,492 sales

€1,230/m²houses12,926 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

14.8%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

22%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

31%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Ardennes on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

7.2GPs per 10,000 residents2025

103pharmacieson 1 January 2025

174food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners192

Dentists110

Nurses458

Physiotherapists313

Pharmacies103

Group health centres27

Emergency departments5

Supermarkets and hypermarkets82

Convenience stores and grocers92

Bakeries213

Butchers68

Petrol stations48

EV charging stations79

Post offices and postal points107

Banks73

France services centres28

Police and gendarmerie33

Restaurants594

Hairdressers409

Nurseries63

Swimming pools12

Sports halls115

Gyms32

Cinemas4

Libraries100

Performance venues5

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 449 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Ground movement31%

Transport of hazardous goods29%

Flooding26%

Earthquake25%

Nuclear hazard5%

Forest fire4%

Radon2%

Industrial hazard2%

Dam failure1%

2,449natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

26%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows1,898

Ground movement455

Drought (clay shrinkage)81

Other (snow, hail, avalanches…)10

Earthquakes5

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026