Bairon et ses environsArdennes
A town of 1,037 in Ardennes, Grand Est.
Is Bairon et ses environs a good place to live?
Bairon et ses environs has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 11.2% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 25% of 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.
How Bairon et ses environs grades
Each subject compares Bairon et ses environs 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.
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Église Saint-Jacques · Classé · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Bairon et ses environs’ story
Bairon et ses environs in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bairon et ses environs: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.
Wikidata records 3 people born in Bairon et ses environs before 1900, the earliest Rémy Nivoy, in 1734.
- 1922First protected: Croix de carrefour
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bairon et ses environs.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bairon et ses environs than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: €7.19/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Bairon et ses environs comes below both Ardennes’ towns (€8.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€7.19/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Bairon et ses environs€7.19/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€7.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.67 to €9.13/m² a month)
€7.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,820
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de l'Argonne Ardennaise
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Bairon et ses environs’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 80% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Bairon et ses environs’ deaths ran at 101 per 100 expected, below Ardennes’ towns (107) but above compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Bairon et ses environs · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Vouziers
17.4 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
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Incomes in Bairon et ses environs come to a median €22,570 a year per consumption unit, against €21,390 in Ardennes’ towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
11.2% of the labour force were unemployed, below Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%).
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot8%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
300
jobs based in Bairon et ses environs, 0.8 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 80% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Bairon et ses environs has fewer young adults than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 8.8% are 15 to 24
For Bairon et ses environs, that is below both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 18% of the population.
45.6median age
Ages · share of residents
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Ages and diplomas in Bairon et ses environs | Bairon et ses environs | Ardennes median | France median |
|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
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| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 11% |
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| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
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| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
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| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
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| No diploma | 24% | 30% | 19% |
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| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
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| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
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| Higher education | 22% | 17% | 30% |
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INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
2 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bairon et ses environs: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
2historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé2
Inscrit0
14th c.
oldest protected part
1922
first monument protected
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bairon et ses environs
13pages on Bairon et ses environs
Landmarks
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bairon et ses environs: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Photo credits
Croix de carrefour: Photo: Florent Simonet · Public domain · Église Saint-Jacques: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Famous people from Bairon et ses environs
3 notable people were born in Bairon et ses environs.
How the neighbors grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bairon et ses environs
Is Bairon et ses environs safe?
Bairon et ses environs 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 14.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
About Bairon et ses environs
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Bairon et ses environs is a commune of 1,037 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Argonne Ardennaise. 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
- 1,037 (INSEE, census 2023)
- Intercommunality
- Communauté de communes de l'Argonne Ardennaise
- Département
- Ardennes (08)
- Région
- Grand Est
- Area
- 17.4 sq mi (45.2 km²)
- INSEE code
- 08116
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.
