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A town of 224 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Is Brieulles-sur-Bar a good place to live?

Brieulles-sur-Bar is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0
Brieulles-sur-Bar’s story

Brieulles-sur-Bar in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Brieulles-sur-Bar, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1945.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1945First protected: Château-ferme
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brieulles-sur-Bar.

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Brieulles-sur-Bar, above Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

Brieulles-sur-Bar sits above both Ardennes’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. 8% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

44median age
Brieulles-sur-BarArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Brieulles-sur-Bar
Brieulles-sur-BarArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1521%16%17%
15–248%10%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+18%25%22%
No diploma21%30%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat21%16%18%
Higher education24%17%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Brieulles-sur-Bar: 36% 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.

That puts Brieulles-sur-Bar above both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Brieulles-sur-Bar, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
14th c.
oldest protected part
1945
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Brieulles-sur-Bar walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 6.5%

On this, Brieulles-sur-Bar is below both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 9.7%. Brieulles-sur-Bar has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.5 per worker.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Brieulles-sur-Bar, 0.5 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,100
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

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Brieulles-sur-Bar is €7.86/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€7.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Brieulles-sur-Bar€7.86/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€7.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.26 to €9.86/m² a month)
€7.18/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Brieulles-sur-Bar

11pages on Brieulles-sur-Bar

Landmarks

The list names few of Brieulles-sur-Bar’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château-ferme: Photo: HenriDavel · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Brieulles-sur-Bar

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brieulles-sur-Bar yet.

How we find them →

Brieulles-sur-Bar’s neighbors

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

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VouziersSedanCarignanVouziersSedanCarignanBrieulles-sur-Bar
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Brieulles-sur-Bar224—————
Vouziers3,8258.6C−A+D−C
Sedan16,66716DADD
Carignan2,68018CA+C+D

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

About Brieulles-sur-Bar

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Brieulles-sur-Bar is a commune of 224 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Argonne Ardennaise. 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
224 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Argonne Ardennaise
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.2 km²)
INSEE code
08085

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.