Good value, with catches elsewhere. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 13% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Bogny-sur-Meuse’s overall C+ puts it #5 of 12 in Ardennes. On that grade it does better than 38% of compared French towns. Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is a strength too (B+) — 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bogny-sur-Meuse 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 Bogny-sur-Meuse.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bogny-sur-Meuse than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: €7.33/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €926/m², comes from 181 sales of houses and apartments in Bogny-sur-Meuse from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 97% were houses.
€926/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bogny-sur-Meuse€926/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardennes median€1,185/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€926/m²
175
€7.33/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.00 to €8.97/m² a month)
2.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.08/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,730
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, Bogny-sur-Meuse sees more deaths than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 113 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Ardennes: 84.6 years for women, 77.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 482 deaths in Bogny-sur-Meuse from 2016 to 2025; there were 635, 32% more. The nearest emergency department to Bogny-sur-Meuse is Ch de Charleville Mezieres Hopital de Manchester, 6.9 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Bogny-sur-Meuse can choose among 2 GPs.
+13%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw132
Adjusted113
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Bogny-sur-Meuse · 1.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Charleville Mezieres Hopital de Manchester
6.9 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
More people in Bogny-sur-Meuse are out of work than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: 19.6%
Median disposable income comes to €21,530 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Bogny-sur-Meuse counts 1 jobs (1,750 jobs, 1,750 workers). At the census, 11.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,750
jobs based in Bogny-sur-Meuse, 1 per working resident
19.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 73% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
More crime per resident in Bogny-sur-Meuse than in 64% of compared French towns
In all, 148 offenses reached the police record in Bogny-sur-Meuse in 2025. Violence against people ran at 12.9 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 11.9 (2023–2025 average). The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
12.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage60
Family violence43
Other physical violence39
Burglary6
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence25
Fraud23
Drug use16
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
12.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
148
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 3.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
83.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On results, collèges and lycées here come #3 of 12 in Ardennes. A collège lies 2.1 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Bogny-sur-Meuse: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Ardennes’ towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bogny-sur-Meuse, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Bogny-sur-Meuse skews young, with 12% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in Ardennes’ towns and across compared French towns
Line up the people of Bogny-sur-Meuse by age and the one in the middle is 43.5. One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. 22% of residents are 65 or over, below Ardennes’ towns (25%) and close to compared French towns (22%).
43.5median age
Bogny-sur-MeuseArdennes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma34%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education13%
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%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bogny-sur-Meuse
Is Bogny-sur-Meuse safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #5 of 12 in Ardennes. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 60 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bogny-sur-Meuse good?
They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns and #3 of 12 in Ardennes. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bogny-sur-Meuse expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €926/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bogny-sur-Meuse grades A+ for cost of living.
About Bogny-sur-Meuse
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Bogny-sur-Meuse is a commune of 4,889 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
4,889 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne
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.
