Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 283 residents and lies in Ardennes, Grand Est.
Écordal is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Écordal as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Catherine, in Alland'Huy-et-Sausseuil, 1.7 mi away.
43% 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 Écordal.
A fifth of residents are 65 or over, below both Ardennes’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 18%. Écordal has a median age of 46.4.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Écordal | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
12.6% of the labour force are out of work. Écordal holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Also worth knowing: at the census, 10.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
11 houses and apartments changed hands in Écordal from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Écordal is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Écordal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Écordal | 283 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rethel | 7,444 | 9.7 | C− | A− | D | C+ |
| Vouziers | 3,825 | 10 | C− | A+ | D− | C |
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | 16 | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 17 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Vivier-au-Court | 2,732 | 18 | — | B | — | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Écordal is a commune of 283 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.