Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 63 in Ardennes, Grand Est.
Fossé is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Fossé does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fossé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2011.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fossé.
On this, Fossé is below both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 26% of the population.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Fossé | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 28% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Fossé comes above both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fossé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For Fossé, that is below both Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Fossé has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.5 per worker.
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.
Fossé sits below both Ardennes’ towns (€8.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Fossé has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Nicolas de Fossé: Photo: NEUVENS Francis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fossé 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
Fossé is a commune of 63 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.