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A town of 242 in Ardennes, Grand Est. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
Ballay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Ballay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ballay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Maurille, in Vouziers, 2.9 mi away.
15% 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 Ballay.
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, higher than both Ardennes’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.1% of the population. At 56.6, the median resident of Ballay sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Ballay | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.3% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 39% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €24,430 a year per consumption unit, higher than Ardennes’ towns (€21,390) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970). For its 100 residents in work, Ballay has 50 jobs: 0.6 each. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.7% of commuters travelled at the census.
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.
Collège pupils travel 2.9 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul DrouotNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 80 | 86%−3 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.
Sales in Ballay from July 2023 to June 2026: 3 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €7.68/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Ballay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ballay yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Ballay is a commune of 242 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
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.