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ChillyArdennes

A town of 134 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Is Chilly a good place to live?

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

Bornes de Saint-Rémi
Bornes de Saint-Rémi · Classé · Photo: NEUVENS Francis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chilly’s story

Chilly in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chilly: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1931First protected: Bornes de Saint-Rémi
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chilly.

Who lives here

Chilly has fewer older residents than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 18% are 65 or over

On this, Chilly is below both Ardennes’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 15% of residents.

45median age
ChillyArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Chilly
ChillyArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–249.7%10%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+18%25%22%
No diploma22%30%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat13%16%18%
Higher education31%17%30%

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

History

Chilly keeps more of its old housing than Ardennes or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Chilly comes above both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chilly: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Chilly is Bornes de Saint-Rémi.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

1931
first monument protected
35%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Chilly, 2.9%, runs below Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

For Chilly, that is below both Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Chilly has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.1 per worker. 6.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Chilly, 0.1 per working resident
2.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate

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

Chilly sits below both Ardennes’ towns (83.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

82.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chilly82.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège du Blanc MaraisNearest collègeCollègeCollège6682%−5 pts
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate
2.6 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 Chilly is €7.88/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.

€7.88/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chilly€7.88/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€7.88/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.32 to €9.82/m² a month)
€7.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de L'Échelle and 4 more in and around Chilly

Heritage and museums in and near Chilly. Best known first.

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

Everything we know about Chilly

13pages on Chilly

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Bornes de Saint-Rémi: Photo: NEUVENS Francis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bornes de Saint-Rémi: Photo: NEUVENS Francis · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Chilly

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

How we find them →

Chilly’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 →
RevinCharleville-MézièresNouzonvilleBogny-sur-MeuseVillers-SemeuseFumayRevinCharleville-MézièresNouzonvilleBogny-sur-MeuseVillers-SemeuseFumayChilly
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chilly134—————
Revin5,71610CA+C+C
Charleville-Mézières45,56012DB+DD
Nouzonville5,52312B−A+B−D
Bogny-sur-Meuse4,88913C+A+C+D
Villers-Semeuse3,61514BB+BC+
Fumay3,08614C+A+C−D

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

About Chilly

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Chilly is a commune of 134 people in the Communauté de communes Ardennes Thiérache. 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
134 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Ardennes Thiérache
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.3 sq mi (5.9 km²)
INSEE code
08121

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.