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A town of 51 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Is Germont a good place to live?

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

Germont’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Germont’s story

No historic monuments in Germont

The Culture ministry lists no building in Germont as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ancien château de Buzancy, in Buzancy, 3.2 mi away.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Germont.

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Germont, above Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

That puts Germont above both Ardennes’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8% of the town.

49median age
GermontArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

40% women, 60% men

About 67 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Germont
GermontArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1520%16%17%
15–248%10%11%
25–4418%22%23%
45–6436%27%26%
65+18%25%22%
No diploma24%30%19%
CAP or BEP22%28%26%
Baccalauréat22%16%18%
Higher education22%17%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Germont, 8.7%, runs below Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

On this, Germont is below both Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Germont has 0 jobs for 0 working residents, 0.5 per worker.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Germont, 0.5 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Germont costs less than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.19/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

In the comparison, Germont comes below both Ardennes’ towns (€8.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.19/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Germont€7.19/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€7.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.67 to €9.13/m² a month)
€7.18/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Germont

11pages on Germont

Landmarks

Nothing in Germont is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Germont

One notable person was born in Germont.

Their page →

Germont’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 →
VouziersVouziersGermont
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Germont51—————
Vouziers3,8258.2C−A+D−C

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

About Germont

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Germont is a commune of 51 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

Population
51 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Argonne Ardennaise
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.9 sq mi (4.9 km²)
INSEE code
08186

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.