Donchery has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 15% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Donchery with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Donchery.
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, Donchery sees more deaths than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 115 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Donchery have one GP on hand. Life expectancy at birth in Ardennes is 84.6 years for women and 77.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 396 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 244: 62% above.
+15%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw162
Adjusted115
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Donchery · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Sedan
9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch de Charleville Mezieres Hopital de Manchester
84.6 · 77.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ardennes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Bac results near Donchery run low: 80.6% passed, below Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 70% passed the bac pro, of 127 candidates. 84.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Donchery, close to Ardennes’ towns (83.7%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). Collège pupils travel 2.5 mi to the nearest one.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Donchery costs an estimated advertised €9.48/m² a month, against €8.19/m² in Ardennes’ towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,458/m²: 49 houses and apartments sold in Donchery between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for just over four in five sales, apartments for the rest.
€1,458/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Donchery€1,458/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardennes median€1,185/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,579/m²
40
€9.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.46 to €12.04/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.96/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,940
median annual income per consumption unit, Ardenne Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
The median disposable income in Donchery is €23,350 a year per consumption unit, against €21,390 in Ardennes’ towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
Jobs located in Donchery: 1,000, for 850 residents in work (1.2 each). Unemployment runs at 11.4%. At the census, 8.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
1,000
jobs based in Donchery, 1.2 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 71% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Donchery than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15
Among adults, 20% have a degree. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, about level with Ardennes’ towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Ages in Donchery split evenly at 49: half are older, half younger.
49median age
DoncheryArdennes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Donchery
Is Donchery safe?
Donchery has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Donchery good?
They grade C−, better than 24% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 73 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Mabillon in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Donchery expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,458/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Donchery grades B+ for cost of living.
About Donchery
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Donchery is a commune of 1,989 people in the Ardenne Métropole. 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
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.
