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A town of 346 in Ardennes, Grand Est.
Falaise is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Falaise as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Cimetière désaffecté entourant l'église, in Savigny-sur-Aisne, 1.5 mi away.
14% 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 Falaise.
Among adults, 22% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, higher than both Ardennes’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 17% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Falaise | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in Falaise, for 150 working residents (0.3 per worker). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 2.1% of commuters travelled at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €26,070 a year per consumption unit, higher than Ardennes’ towns (€21,390) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Falaise is 91.0%, higher than Ardennes’ towns (88.6%) yet lower than compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2.3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul DrouotNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 80 | 86%−3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent MasarykNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 77 | 91%−6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Falaise recorded 10 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Falaise 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 Falaise 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
Falaise is a commune of 346 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Argonne Ardennaise. 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.