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This town in Ardennes, Grand Est has a population of 218.

Is Charbogne a good place to live?

There are no grades for Charbogne: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Église
Église · Classé · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Charbogne’s story

Charbogne in pictures

Charbogne has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1948First protected: Ferme fortifiée
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Charbogne.

Who lives here

Few people in Charbogne are 15 to 24: 5%, fewer than in Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15. Retirement age and beyond: nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or older. Half the people of Charbogne are older than 45.8.

45.8median age
CharbogneArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Charbogne
CharbogneArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1519%16%17%
15–245%10%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+19%25%22%
No diploma26%30%19%
CAP or BEP27%28%26%
Baccalauréat17%16%18%
Higher education24%17%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Charbogne: 33% 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.

Charbogne has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1913
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Charbogne has lower unemployment than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 8.3%

At the census, 8.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Charbogne: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.4 each). Median disposable income comes to €24,150 a year per consumption unit.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot9%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Charbogne, 0.4 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

85.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 2.2 mi to the nearest one.

85.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Charbogne85.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Éva ThoméNearest collègeCollègeCollège6885%±0 pts
85.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, ±0 pts against the expected rate
2.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Charbogne is €8.57/m² a month

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

The market in Charbogne: 10 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €5.75/m² a month.

€8.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Charbogne€8.57/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€8.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.81 to €10.79/m² a month)
€5.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Ferme fortifiée de Charbogne and 2 more in and around Charbogne

Heritage in and near Charbogne. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Charbogne

13pages on Charbogne

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ferme fortifiée: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0

Famous people from Charbogne

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Charbogne yet.

How we find them →

Charbogne’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 →
VouziersRethelVouziersRethelCharbogne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Charbogne218—————
Vouziers3,8258.5C−A+D−C
Rethel7,4449.9C−A−DC+

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

About Charbogne

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Charbogne is a commune of 218 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

Population
218 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Crêtes Préardennaises
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.5 sq mi (9.1 km²)
INSEE code
08103

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.