Attigny has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 36% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.5 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 Attigny 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Attigny.
HealthHealth D−
More deaths than Attigny’s ages would predict, 136 per 100 expected, above Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Attigny is Centre hospitalier de Vouziers, 8 mi away. 151 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 111: 36% above. Life expectancy at birth in Ardennes is 84.6 years for women and 77.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Attigny can choose among 4 GPs.
+36%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw136
Adjusted136
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Attigny · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Vouziers
20.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch de Charleville Mezieres Hopital de Manchester
84.6 · 77.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ardennes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A home in Attigny sells for €897/m², less than in Ardennes’ towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €8.57/m² a month, near Ardennes’ towns (€8.19/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 40 homes were sold in Attigny. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.70/m² a month.
€897/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Attigny€897/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardennes median€1,185/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€897/m²
40
€8.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.81 to €10.79/m² a month)
2.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,820
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Crêtes Préardennaises
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
On foot, Attigny works better than 88% of compared French towns
Unemployment runs at 14.3%. Half of residents lived on more than €23,280 a year per consumption unit, higher than Ardennes’ towns (€21,390) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 450 jobs are based in Attigny, for 400 working residents (1.2 per worker).
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot10%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
450
jobs based in Attigny, 1.2 per working resident
14.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 88% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments in Attigny, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 3.5% of the housing. Among the classé monuments in Attigny is Palais de Charlemagne ou Dome. Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Attigny
Is Attigny safe?
Attigny has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 9.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Attigny good?
They grade C+, better than 44% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Attigny expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Attigny grades A+ for cost of living.
About Attigny
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Attigny is a commune of 1,094 people in the Communauté de communes des Crêtes Préardennaises. 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.
