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Escombres-et-le-ChesnoisArdennes

A town of 342 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Is Escombres-et-le-Chesnois a good place to live?

Escombres-et-le-Chesnois is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Escombres-et-le-Chesnois’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Escombres-et-le-Chesnois’ story

No historic monuments in Escombres-et-le-Chesnois

The Culture ministry lists no building in Escombres-et-le-Chesnois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Carignan, 4.8 mi away.

30% 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 Escombres-et-le-Chesnois.

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Escombres-et-le-Chesnois, above Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Escombres-et-le-Chesnois comes above both Ardennes’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). 18% of residents are 65 or over.

42.5median age
Escombres-et-le-ChesnoisArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Escombres-et-le-Chesnois
Escombres-et-le-ChesnoisArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1519%16%17%
15–249.4%10%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+18%25%22%
No diploma22%30%19%
CAP or BEP34%28%26%
Baccalauréat19%16%18%
Higher education21%17%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Escombres-et-le-Chesnois walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 4.1%

For Escombres-et-le-Chesnois, that is below both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 10.0% of the labour force are out of work. Escombres-et-le-Chesnois has 0 jobs for 150 working residents, 0 per worker.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
0
jobs based in Escombres-et-le-Chesnois, 0 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
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 Escombres-et-le-Chesnois than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: €7.13/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Escombres-et-le-Chesnois sits below both Ardennes’ towns (€8.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€7.13/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Escombres-et-le-Chesnois€7.13/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€7.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.84 to €8.71/m² a month)
€7.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Escombres-et-le-Chesnois

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Landmarks

Nothing in Escombres-et-le-Chesnois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Escombres-et-le-Chesnois

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Escombres-et-le-Chesnois as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Escombres-et-le-Chesnois’ 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 →
CarignanSedanVrigne aux BoisVivier-au-CourtVillers-SemeuseCarignanSedanVrigne aux BoisVivier-au-CourtVillers-SemeuseEscombres-et-le-Chesnois
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Escombres-et-le-Chesnois342—————
Carignan2,6804.6CA+C+D
Sedan16,6678.3DADD
Vrigne aux Bois3,51812C+BB+D−
Vivier-au-Court2,73214—B—D
Villers-Semeuse3,61517BB+BC+

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

About Escombres-et-le-Chesnois

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Escombres-et-le-Chesnois is a commune of 342 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes du Luxembourg. 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
342 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Portes du Luxembourg
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.2 sq mi (8.3 km²)
INSEE code
08153

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.