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A town of 189 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Is Évigny a good place to live?

Évigny is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Denis
Église Saint-Denis · Inscrit · Photo: NEUVENS Francis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Évigny’s story

Évigny in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Évigny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1980First protected: Église Saint-Denis
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Évigny.

History

Évigny keeps more of its old housing than Ardennes or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Évigny sits above both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Évigny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1980
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Évigny than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: 41% of adults

That puts Évigny above both Ardennes’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.5% of the town.

47.1median age
ÉvignyArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education41%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Évigny
ÉvignyArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–248.5%10%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+24%25%22%
No diploma9.2%30%19%
CAP or BEP22%28%26%
Baccalauréat23%16%18%
Higher education41%17%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Évigny, 5.0%, runs below Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

On this, Évigny is below both Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Évigny has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0 per worker. The median disposable income is €28,670 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
On foot3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Évigny, 0 per working resident
5.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

80.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, 1.8 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The bac pass rate near Évigny is 82.6%, below both Ardennes’ towns (88.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%).

90%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Évigny80.1%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Évigny82.6%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Léo LagrangeNearest collègeCollègeCollège5673%+12 pts
Lycée MongeNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée10290%−2 pts
Collège SalengroBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège7371%+8 pts

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90%
passed the general and technological bac, −2 pts against the expected rate
74%
passed the vocational bac, −10 pts against the expected rate
80.1%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1.8 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Évigny is €9.13/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.

€9.13/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Évigny€9.13/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€9.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.10 to €11.74/m² a month)
€7.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Fort des Ayvelles and 5 more in and around Évigny

Heritage and museums in and near Évigny. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Évigny

13pages on Évigny

Landmarks

Évigny has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Denis: Photo: NEUVENS Francis · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Évigny

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Évigny yet.

How we find them →

Évigny’s 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 →
Charleville-MézièresVillers-SemeuseVivier-au-CourtNouzonvilleVrigne aux BoisBogny-sur-MeuseCharleville-MézièresVillers-SemeuseVivier-au-CourtNouzonvilleVrigne aux BoisBogny-sur-MeuseÉvigny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Évigny189—————
Charleville-Mézières45,5603.1DB+DD
Villers-Semeuse3,6153.3BB+BC+
Vivier-au-Court2,7326.8—B—D
Nouzonville5,5236.8B−A+B−D
Vrigne aux Bois3,5188.2C+BB+D−
Bogny-sur-Meuse4,8899.3C+A+C+D

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

About Évigny

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Évigny is a commune of 189 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

Population
189 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Crêtes Préardennaises
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.4 km²)
INSEE code
08160

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.