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Home to 966 people, this town lies in Ardennes, Grand Est.
Boulzicourt is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Homes change hands at a median €1,360/m².
The one thing Boulzicourt does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Boulzicourt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Lie de Mohon, in Charleville-Mézières, 4.2 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Boulzicourt is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boulzicourt.
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Ardennes’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Boulzicourt in two is 44.5. The under-15s are 16% of the population here.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Boulzicourt | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Boulzicourt number 200, against 450 residents in work (0.4 per worker). 6.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,900 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 37 homes in Boulzicourt. House rents are put at about €7.68/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,360/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Boulzicourt. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Boulzicourt.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Boulzicourt is a commune of 966 people in the Communauté de communes des Crêtes Préardennaises. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulzicourt | 966 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | 3.9 | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 4.9 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Vivier-au-Court | 2,732 | 6.4 | — | B | — | D |
| Vrigne aux Bois | 3,518 | 7.7 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
| Nouzonville | 5,523 | 8.7 | B− | A+ | B− | D |
| Sedan | 16,667 | 11 | D | A | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 4, 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.