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BuzancyArdennes

A town of 380 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Population
380
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€7.86
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€22,370
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
16%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Buzancy a good place to live?

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

What makes Buzancy stand out

The one thing Buzancy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
10%2%BuzancyMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
10% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église
Église · Classé · Photo: Florent Simonet · Public domain
Buzancy’s story

Buzancy in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Buzancy: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.

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

Wikidata records 2 people born in Buzancy before 1900, the earliest Edmond Nivoit, in 1839.

  • 1982First protected: Ancien château de Buzancy
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Buzancy.

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Buzancy are under 15, more than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns

For Buzancy, that is above both Ardennes’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). 8.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

45.9median age
BuzancyArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Buzancy
BuzancyArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1520%16%17%
15–248.5%10%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+26%25%22%
No diploma25%30%19%
CAP or BEP28%28%26%
Baccalauréat16%16%18%
Higher education23%17%30%
Full pageBuzancy’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages45.9 median age · 26% are 65 or overHouseholds160 households · 2.3 people per householdBorn abroad2.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Buzancy?”

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

History

Old homes shape Buzancy: 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.

Buzancy sits above both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Buzancy: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Buzancy is Ancien château de Buzancy.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1920
first monument protected
Full pageBuzancy’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes36% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Buzancy?”

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

Work & commute

Buzancy has 1.5 jobs for every resident in work

15.8% of Buzancy’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 73% drove.

16%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving73%
On foot11%
Bicycle4%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Buzancy, 1.5 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageBuzancy’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work16% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here200 jobs based here · 1.5 per working residentMedian income€22,370 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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 Buzancy 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

Buzancy€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)
€6.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageBuzancy’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€7.86/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Buzancy

11pages on Buzancy
The big questions
Health3 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.7 mi awayWork & commute200 jobs based hereHousing14 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 45.9History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Ancien château de BuzancyChâteau · 18th c.
Classé
Château de LandrevilleChâteau · 16th c. · in Bayonville, 3.9 mi
Classé
Église Saint-MédardChurch · 13th–16th c. · in Grandpré, 7.1 mi
Classé
Chartreuse (ancienne)Abbey · 17th c. · in Tannay-le-Mont-Dieu, 9.4 mi
Photo credits

Ancien château de Buzancy: Photo: HenriDavel · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Buzancy

2 notable people were born in Buzancy.

Their page →
E
Edmond NivoitFrench geologist · 1839–1920
G
Gustave GobronFrench politician · 1846–1911

Buzancy’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 →
VouziersCarignanVouziersCarignanBuzancy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Buzancy380—————
Vouziers3,82512C−A+D−C
Carignan2,68017CA+C+D

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

About Buzancy

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Buzancy is a commune of 380 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
380 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Argonne Ardennaise
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
8.8 sq mi (22.8 km²)
INSEE code
08089

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.