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BlombayArdennes

A town of 128 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Is Blombay a good place to live?

Blombay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Blombay’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Blombay’s story

No historic monuments in Blombay

The Culture ministry lists no building in Blombay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Bornes de Saint-Rémi, in Chilly, 2.3 mi away.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blombay.

Who lives here

Blombay skews young, with 12% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns

Degrees are held by 27% of adults. 26% of residents are 65 or over, near Ardennes’ towns (25%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Blombay is 42.5.

42.5median age
BlombayArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat31%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Blombay
BlombayArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–2412%10%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6421%27%26%
65+26%25%22%
No diploma15%30%19%
CAP or BEP22%28%26%
Baccalauréat31%16%18%
Higher education27%17%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Blombay are out of work than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: 8.6%

The median disposable income was €26,540 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Ardennes’ towns (€21,390). Nearly one in ten commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot9%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Blombay, 0.2 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Blombay than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: €7.50/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Blombay.

€7.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Blombay€7.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€7.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.17 to €9.11/m² a month)
€7.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de L'Échelle and 2 more in and around Blombay

Heritage in and near Blombay. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Blombay

12pages on Blombay

Landmarks

Nothing in Blombay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Blombay

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Blombay yet.

How we find them →

Blombay’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Ardennes →
RevinCharleville-MézièresNouzonvilleBogny-sur-MeuseVillers-SemeuseFumayRevinCharleville-MézièresNouzonvilleBogny-sur-MeuseVillers-SemeuseFumayBlombay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Blombay128—————
Revin5,71611CA+C+C
Charleville-Mézières45,56012DB+DD
Nouzonville5,52313B−A+B−D
Bogny-sur-Meuse4,88914C+A+C+D
Villers-Semeuse3,61514BB+BC+
Fumay3,08616C+A+C−D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Blombay

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Blombay is a commune of 128 people in the Communauté de communes Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne. 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
128 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.7 sq mi (9.5 km²)
INSEE code
08071

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.