Château-Porcien has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 10.7% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Château-Porcien 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 Château-Porcien.
HousingCost of living A
The median sale price of homes in Château-Porcien is €1,322/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 36 sales of houses and apartments in Château-Porcien from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,185/m² for the median of compared towns in Ardennes.
€1,322/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Château-Porcien€1,322/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardennes median€1,185/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,322/m²
36
€8.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.60 to €11.38/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,920
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Rethélois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
The median disposable income in Château-Porcien is €22,980 a year per consumption unit, against €21,390 in Ardennes’ towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 10.7%, below Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 9.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot7%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
350
jobs based in Château-Porcien, 0.8 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,980
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 76% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Château-Porcien’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 70% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 294 residents of Château-Porcien died, against 154 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 91% more. Its care home for older people (98 places) counts its residents as Château-Porcien’s; allowing for it, deaths were 4% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw191
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Château-Porcien · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Rethel
23.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Maison Blanche Chu Reims
84.6 · 77.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ardennes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Château-Porcien
Is Château-Porcien safe?
Château-Porcien has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Château-Porcien expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €8.67/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Château-Porcien grades A for cost of living.
About Château-Porcien
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Château-Porcien is a commune of 1,285 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Rethélois. 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.
