Bazeilles has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% 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 4.6 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 Bazeilles 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 Bazeilles.
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Bazeilles run higher than in 85% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Bazeilles records 104 deaths per 100 expected, about level with Ardennes’ towns (107) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 287 residents of Bazeilles died, against 229 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 26% more. 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. For a family doctor, residents of Bazeilles can choose among 2 GPs.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw126
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Bazeilles · 4.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Sedan
14 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
82.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, 0.9 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Bazeilles, 84.9% passed the bac, lower than both Ardennes’ towns (88.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 1.8 mi away.
93%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Homes in Bazeilles sell for €1,501/m² at the median, 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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.70/m² a month, between Ardennes’ towns (€8.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 97% were houses. House rents are put at about €7.18/m² a month.
€1,501/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bazeilles€1,501/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardennes median€1,185/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,501/m²
66
€8.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.04 to €10.77/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.18/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,940
median annual income per consumption unit, Ardenne Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Bazeilles: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
3 of the 3 are houses and mansions. Bazeilles has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Fewer commuters in Bazeilles walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 6.3%
Per resident in work, Bazeilles counts 1.4 jobs (1,350 jobs, 950 workers). Unemployment stands at 11.7%. Half of residents lived on more than €25,880 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Ardennes’ towns (€21,390).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,350
jobs based in Bazeilles, 1.4 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 42% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Bazeilles skews young, with 14% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Ardennes’ towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Bazeilles is 45 years old. Just over a fifth of residents have reached 65.
45median age
BazeillesArdennes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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 Bazeilles
Is Bazeilles safe?
It has less crime per resident than 55% of compared French towns: an average of 10.8 recorded violent incidents and 9.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It grades B for safety.
Are schools in Bazeilles good?
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns. 97% of 30 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent de Bazeilles in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bazeilles expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bazeilles grades A− for cost of living.
About Bazeilles
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Bazeilles is a commune of 2,470 people in the Ardenne Métropole. 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.
