Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 825 in Ardennes, Grand Est.
Chooz is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Chooz does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chooz as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Hierges, 2.8 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit and heritage in and near Chooz. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chooz.
For Chooz, that is below both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 20% of residents are children under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Chooz | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 9.4%, below Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Chooz has 1,650 jobs for 350 working residents, 4.5 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Chooz sits above both Ardennes’ towns (83.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège VaubanNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 84 | 95%+9 pts |
| Lycée VaubanNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 62 | 85%−6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,563/m², comes from 39 sales of houses and apartments in Chooz from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €8.51/m² a month, close to Ardennes’ towns (€8.19/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,574/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chooz is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Chooz as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chooz | 825 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Givet | 6,364 | 2.7 | A | A | B | A+ |
| Fumay | 3,086 | 9.2 | C+ | A+ | C− | D |
| Revin | 5,716 | 14 | C | A+ | C+ | C |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse | 4,889 | 17 | C+ | A+ | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Chooz is a commune of 825 people in the Communauté de communes Ardenne, Rives de Meuse. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.