Asfeld has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Asfeld with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
The median home in Asfeld sells for €1,692/m², against €1,185/m² in Ardennes’ towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €8.31/m² a month, about level with Ardennes’ towns (€8.19/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.81/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 46 homes in Asfeld.
€1,692/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Asfeld€1,692/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardennes median€1,185/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,692/m²
46
€8.31/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.34 to €10.90/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,920
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Rethélois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Asfeld run higher than in 72% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Asfeld records 96 deaths per 100 expected. The nearest emergency department to Asfeld is Centre hospitalier de Rethel, 11.4 mi away. Life expectancy in Ardennes: 84.6 years for women and 77.7 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. Also worth knowing: this Ardennes town has 3 family doctors.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Asfeld · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Rethel
17.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Maison Blanche Chu Reims
84.6 · 77.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ardennes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Asfeld: 19% were built before 1919, more than in both Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 1990, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Protection here reaches back to the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Asfeld is Église Saint-Didier.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Fewer commuters in Asfeld walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 5.8%
Unemployment stands at 10.1%. The median disposable income was €24,980 a year per consumption unit, higher than Ardennes’ towns (€21,390) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Asfeld: 300, for 450 residents in work (0.7 each).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
300
jobs based in Asfeld, 0.7 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 45% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 19% of Asfeld, above Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns
20% of adults hold a degree, higher than Ardennes’ towns (17%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.9% of the town. Half the people of Asfeld are older than 45.8.
45.8median age
AsfeldArdennes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Asfeld
Is Asfeld safe?
Asfeld has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 10.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Asfeld good?
They grade D−, better than 4% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Asfeld expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Asfeld grades A for cost of living.
About Asfeld
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Asfeld is a commune of 1,082 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Rethélois. 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
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.
