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CornayArdennes

A town of 69 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Is Cornay a good place to live?

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

What makes Cornay stand out

The 2 things Cornay does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: HenriDavel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cornay’s story

Cornay in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cornay.

Who lives here

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

On this, Cornay is below both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 31% of residents are 65 or over.

59.2median age
CornayArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cornay
CornayArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–244.2%10%11%
25–4418%22%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+31%25%22%
No diploma25%30%19%
CAP or BEP25%28%26%
Baccalauréat17%16%18%
Higher education27%17%30%

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

History

Cornay keeps more of its old housing than Ardennes or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Cornay comes above both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cornay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1990
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Cornay has higher unemployment than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 20.0%

For Cornay, that is above both Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Cornay has 0 jobs for 0 working residents, 0.8 per worker.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Cornay, 0.8 per working resident
20.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
17%
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 Cornay 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.

Cornay sits below both Ardennes’ towns (€8.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€7.19/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cornay€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)
€7.06/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 Cornay and 5 more in and around Cornay

Heritage in and near Cornay. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cornay

12pages on Cornay

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Famous people from Cornay

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

How we find them →

Cornay’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 →
VouziersSainte-MenehouldVouziersSainte-MenehouldCornay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cornay69—————
Vouziers3,82513C−A+D−C
Sainte-Menehould Marne4,14615B+A+CC−

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

About Cornay

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Cornay is a commune of 69 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
69 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Argonne Ardennaise
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
4.3 sq mi (11 km²)
INSEE code
08131

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.