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A town of 125 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Is Chatel-Chéhéry a good place to live?

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

What makes Chatel-Chéhéry stand out

The 2 things Chatel-Chéhéry does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Ancienne abbaye de Chéhéry
Ancienne abbaye de Chéhéry · Inscrit · Photo: NEUVENS Francis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chatel-Chéhéry’s story

Chatel-Chéhéry in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chatel-Chéhéry, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2025.

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

  • 2025First protected: Ancienne abbaye de Chéhéry
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chatel-Chéhéry.

Who lives here

Chatel-Chéhéry has fewer young adults than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 4.2% are 15 to 24

Chatel-Chéhéry sits below both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. 41% of residents are 65 or over.

60median age
Chatel-ChéhéryArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education18%

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 Chatel-Chéhéry
Chatel-ChéhéryArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1512%16%17%
15–244.2%10%11%
25–4412%22%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+41%25%22%
No diploma27%30%19%
CAP or BEP32%28%26%
Baccalauréat17%16%18%
Higher education18%17%30%

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

History

Chatel-Chéhéry keeps more of its old housing than Ardennes or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

That puts Chatel-Chéhéry above both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chatel-Chéhéry, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
2025
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Chatel-Chéhéry walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 5.3%

On this, Chatel-Chéhéry is below both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 11.9% of the labour force are out of work. Chatel-Chéhéry has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot3%
Bicycle3%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Chatel-Chéhéry, 0.4 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
13%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Chatel-Chéhéry than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: €7.19/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Chatel-Chéhéry comes below both Ardennes’ towns (€8.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.19/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chatel-Chéhéry€7.19/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€7.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.67 to €9.13/m² a month)
€7.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Abbaye de Chéhéry and 4 more in and around Chatel-Chéhéry

Heritage in and near Chatel-Chéhéry. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chatel-Chéhéry

12pages on Chatel-Chéhéry

Landmarks

Chatel-Chéhéry has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Ancienne abbaye de Chéhéry: Photo: NEUVENS Francis · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Chatel-Chéhéry

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chatel-Chéhéry yet.

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Chatel-Chéhéry’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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Sainte-MenehouldVouziersSainte-MenehouldVouziersChatel-Chéhéry
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chatel-Chéhéry125—————
Sainte-Menehould Marne4,14613B+A+CC−
Vouziers3,82514C−A+D−C

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

About Chatel-Chéhéry

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Chatel-Chéhéry is a commune of 125 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
125 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Argonne Ardennaise
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
6.2 sq mi (16.1 km²)
INSEE code
08109

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.