Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 314 in Ardennes, Grand Est.
Gernelle is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gernelle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Lie de Mohon, in Charleville-Mézières, 3.9 mi away.
23% 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 Gernelle.
That puts Gernelle below both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 29% of adults hold a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Gernelle | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
On this, Gernelle is below both Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Gernelle has 0 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.1 per worker. The median disposable income is €28,030 a year per consumption unit.
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.
In the comparison, Gernelle comes below both Ardennes’ towns (83.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège PasteurNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 62 | 81%+2 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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out, gardens and heritage in and near Gernelle. Best known first.
ZooParc animalier de Charleville-Mézières2.9 km west, in Charleville-MézièresChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lumes4.4 km southwest, in LumesTheme parkTheme parkLoomy Land4.5 km southwest, in LumesMuseumMuseumCentre de la Chasse et de la Nature1.4 km west, in Saint-LaurentZooZooParc Animalier2.6 km west, in La GrandvillePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Gernelle 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 Gernelle yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gernelle | 314 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vivier-au-Court | 2,732 | 2.2 | — | B | — | D |
| Vrigne aux Bois | 3,518 | 2.7 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | 3.7 | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 4.5 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Nouzonville | 5,523 | 4.6 | B− | A+ | B− | D |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse | 4,889 | 6.5 | C+ | A+ | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Gernelle is a commune of 314 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
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.