Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. Health is a weak point (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 11% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, Carignan earns a C, which places it #7 of 12 in Ardennes. It comes out better than just over a third of compared French towns. Housing is within reach (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Add walkability to its strengths: 87% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Carignan 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 Carignan.
HousingCost of living A+
Homes in Carignan sell for a median €1,200/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €7.79/m² a month, close to Ardennes’ towns (€8.19/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €7.36/m² a month. The sales split: 90% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,200/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Carignan€1,200/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardennes median€1,185/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,265/m²
66
€7.79/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.38 to €9.50/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,680
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Portes du Luxembourg
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
More deaths than Carignan’s ages would predict, 111 per 100 expected, above Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 376 deaths in Carignan from 2016 to 2025; there were 534, 42% more. The nearest emergency department to Carignan is Centre hospitalier de Sedan, 11.3 mi away. Average lifespans in Ardennes: 84.6 years for women, 77.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. There are 4 general practitioners in the town.
+11%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw142
Adjusted111
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Carignan · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Sedan
22.7 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
Carignan is easier to get around on foot than 88% of compared French towns
1,350 jobs are based in Carignan, for 1,050 working residents (1.3 per worker). Unemployment stands at 14.0%. Half of residents lived on more than €22,230 a year per consumption unit, near Ardennes’ towns (€21,390) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot9%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,350
jobs based in Carignan, 1.3 per working resident
14.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 88% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Carignan ranks above 65% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Recorded offenses in Carignan came to 71 in 2025. Violence against people averaged 10 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 14.8. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
10recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage35
Family violence20
Other physical violence8
Burglary8
Armed robbery0
Fraud25
Drug use10
Theft without violence6
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.
10
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
71
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.2%
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, 5.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Children make up only 15% of Carignan, fewer than in Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns
17% of adults hold a degree, about level with Ardennes’ towns (17%) and below compared French towns (30%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%. Those 65 and older account for 26% of residents.
48.7median age
CarignanArdennes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
2 historic monuments in Carignan, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Carignan is Église Notre-Dame. The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 4.6% of the housing.
Jeanne Mélin: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain · Nicolas Bernard Guiot de Lacour: Berdom, CC BY-SA 1.0 · Jules Mazé: inconnu. Pour le versement, les modifications ː G.Garitan, Public domain
Carignan’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Carignan
Is Carignan safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #6 of 12 in Ardennes. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 35 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Carignan good?
They grade C−, better than 20% of compared French towns and #8 of 12 in Ardennes. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Carignan expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Carignan grades A+ for cost of living.
About Carignan
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Carignan is a commune of 2,680 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes du Luxembourg. 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
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.
