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Is Cornay a good place to live? Cornay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Cornay’s grade
Overall Not graded
Why Too small to grade
What makes Cornay stand out The 2 things Cornay does most differently from other towns.
Picked automatically from the dataChâteau · 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.
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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.
59.2 median age
Ages · share of residents Under 15 15–24 25–44 45–64 65+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education No diploma 25%
CAP or BEP 25%
Baccalauréat 17%
Higher education 27%
Women and men · all residents 51% women, 49% men
Women France medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Ages and diplomas in Cornay Cornay Ardennes median France median Under 15 15% 16% 17% 15–24 4.2% 10% 11% 25–44 18% 22% 23% 45–64 32% 27% 26% 65+ 31% 25% 22% No diploma 25% 30% 19% CAP or BEP 25% 28% 26% Baccalauréat 17% 16% 18% Higher education 27% 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.
1 historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée Classé 0
Inscrit 1
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 Driving 83%
On foot 0%
Public transport 0%
Bicycle 0%
Motorbike or scooter 0%
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/m² estimated 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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Everything we know about Cornay 12 pages on Cornay
Landmarks Cornay has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
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Famous people from Cornay Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cornay yet.
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How the neighbors grade
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.