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A town of 89 in Ardennes, Grand Est. 16% of residents are 15 to 24.
Draize is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Draize does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Draize as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Catherine, dite aussi Église Saint-Pierre du Prieuré, in Novy-Chevrières, 9.5 mi away.
50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Draize.
Draize sits above both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. 12% of residents are children under 15.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Draize | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 16% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 48% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
That puts Draize below both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 19.1%. Draize has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.1 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Draize is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Draize yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Draize is a commune of 89 people in the Communauté de communes des Crêtes Préardennaises. 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) · 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.