Fumay grades C+ overall: better than 38% of compared French towns, and #4 of 12 in Ardennes. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 1.2 jobs per working resident; 25.0% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.4 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. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Fumay 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 Fumay.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Fumay costs less than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.96/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Fumay sits below both Ardennes’ towns (€8.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. No town in Ardennes costs less to buy into than Fumay, at €767/m², the lowest of 13. The median price, €767/m², comes from 148 sales of houses and apartments in Fumay from July 2023 to June 2026.
€767/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fumay€767/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardennes median€1,185/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€786/m²
141
€6.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.47 to €8.86/m² a month)
2.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,290
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Ardenne, Rives de Meuse
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Fumay’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 89% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Fumay records 107 deaths per 100 expected, close to Ardennes’ towns (107) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 523 residents of Fumay died, against 404 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 30% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+7%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw130
Adjusted107
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Fumay · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne de Smur Ch Charleville
15.7 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
Fumay has higher unemployment than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 25.0%
That puts Fumay above both Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €20,000 a year per consumption unit.
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
On foot15%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
1,150
jobs based in Fumay, 1.2 per working resident
25.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 85% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Fumay records more crime per resident than 78% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 75 offenses in the graded categories in Fumay in 2025. Violence against people ran at 12.3 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 16.8 (2023–2025 average). For armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 3.2% of the index here.
12.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage38
Family violence11
Other physical violence10
Sexual violence10
Burglary6
Theft without violence17
Fraud12
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
12.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
75
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Fumay: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Fumay comes above both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fumay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Victorin Jasset: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Hervé Carn: Nel1710herve, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jacques Touret: Jacques Touret (self timer), CC BY-SA 4.0
Fumay’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fumay
Is Fumay safe?
It grades C− for safety, #8 of 12 in Ardennes. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 38 acts of criminal damage. With 1,150 jobs for 950 working residents, Fumay draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Is Fumay expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €767/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Fumay grades A+ for cost of living.
About Fumay
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Fumay is a commune of 3,086 people in the Communauté de communes Ardenne, Rives de Meuse. 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.
