Flize has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Flize with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Flize.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Flize than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: €7.19/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Flize is below both Ardennes’ towns (€8.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,449/m², comes from 56 sales of houses and apartments in Flize from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,449/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Flize€1,449/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardennes median€1,185/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,449/m²
56
€7.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.67 to €9.13/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.03/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,940
median annual income per consumption unit, Ardenne Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Flize’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 87% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Flize’s deaths ran at 105 per 100 expected, close to Ardennes’ towns (107) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 130 residents of Flize died, against 124 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Flize · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Charleville Mezieres Hopital de Manchester
5.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch de Charleville Mezieres Hopital de Manchester
84.6 · 77.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ardennes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Only 4.1% of commuters in Flize go to work without a car, fewer than in Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns
For Flize, that is below both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 9.3% of the labour force are out of work. Flize has 300 jobs for 750 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
300
jobs based in Flize, 0.4 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 29% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Flize keeps more of its old housing than Ardennes or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Flize sits above both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Flize, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Flize
Is Flize safe?
Flize has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Flize good?
They grade D, better than 14% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Flize expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,449/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Flize grades A for cost of living.
About Flize
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Flize is a commune of 1,683 people in the Ardenne Métropole. 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
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.
