Vue sur Givet (Ardennes, Fr) avec fort de Rome

Givet, #1 on this list · Photo: Havang(nl) (CC0)

Ardennes · 2026

Best places to live in Ardennes

Givet ranks first of 12 ranked towns of 2,500 or more in Ardennes, and #545 of 3,798 French towns. 1 of the 12 grade A− or better; scores run from 63.3 down to 33.1.

The overall score, sorted within the département; the letter compares each town with every French town of 2,500+, and its rank among French towns sits beside it. How grades work

Givet

6,364 people

Score 63.3·#545 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: health A⁺, cost of living A·lowest: jobs & income D

Villers-Semeuse

3,615 people

Score 51.1·#1,648 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: walkability A⁻, cost of living B⁺·lowest: schools C⁻

Nouzonville

5,523 people

B⁻

Score 48.4·#1,940 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: cost of living A⁺, schools B·lowest: jobs & income D⁻

All 12 towns, ranked

By overall score against French towns; ranks are within the département, and each French rank links to the national list.

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#TownScoreGrade · French rankWhat drives it

1Givet6,364 people63.3top 14.3%A#545 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A⁺, cost of living A·lowest: jobs & income D

2Villers-Semeuse3,615 people51.1top 43.4%B#1,648 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁻, cost of living B⁺·lowest: schools C⁻

3Nouzonville5,523 people48.4bottom 48.9%B⁻#1,940 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, schools B·lowest: jobs & income D⁻

4Fumay3,086 people44.6bottom 38.4%C⁺#2,341 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability A⁻·lowest: jobs & income D

5Bogny-sur-Meuse4,889 people44.6bottom 38.3%C⁺#2,342 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability B⁺·lowest: health D

6Vrigne aux Bois3,518 people44.4bottom 37.8%C⁺#2,364 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety B⁺, walkability B·lowest: health D⁻

7Carignan2,680 people43.1bottom 34.5%C#2,487 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability A·lowest: health D

8Revin5,716 people39.4bottom 25.6%C#2,827 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability B⁺·lowest: schools D⁻

9Vouziers3,825 people39.0bottom 24.3%C⁻#2,874 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability A⁻·lowest: safety D⁻

10Rethel7,444 people37.4bottom 20.9%C⁻#3,005 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living A⁻·lowest: schools D⁻

11Sedan16,667 people34.4bottom 14.5%D#3,248 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A·lowest: health D

12Charleville-Mézières45,560 people33.1bottom 12.3%D#3,332 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, cost of living B⁺·lowest: safety D

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the best place to live in Ardennes?

Givet ranks first of 12 graded towns of 2,500 or more: health (A+) and cost of living (A) are its strongest grades; jobs & income (D) is its lowest. Villers-Semeuse and Nouzonville follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Ardennes, where five or more have an overall grade.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers places of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Smaller places, and towns missing figures the overall grade needs, show their grades on their own pages; every commune is listed on the Ardennes page.

Photos: Givet, Havang(nl) (CC0) · Villers-Semeuse, Villers-Semeuse (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Nouzonville, Jpcuvelier (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #70 of November 9, 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.