Ages and diplomas in Gespunsart
	Gespunsart	Ardennes median	France median
Under 15	13%	16%	17%
15–24	8.6%	10%	11%
25–44	21%	22%	23%
45–64	31%	27%	26%
65+	27%	25%	22%
No diploma	30%	30%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	28%	26%
Baccalauréat	12%	16%	18%
Higher education	18%	17%	30%

Full pageGespunsart’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households480 households · 2 people per household Born abroad2.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Gespunsart?”

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

History

Old homes shape Gespunsart: 33% 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.

On this, Gespunsart is above both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Gespunsart, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

18th c.

oldest protected part

1984

first monument protected

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Age of homes33% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Gespunsart?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

The median disposable income in Gespunsart is €23,320 a year per consumption unit, against €21,390 in Ardennes’ towns and €25,970 in compared French towns

Unemployment stood at 17.0%, below Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 9.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Gespunsart has 250 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.6 per worker.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

On foot6%

Bicycle2%

Public transport2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

250

jobs based in Gespunsart, 0.6 per working resident

17.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,320

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€23,320 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here250 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident

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

Housing

Homes in Gespunsart cost less than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €500/m²

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

In the comparison, Gespunsart comes below both Ardennes’ towns (€1,185/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).

€500/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Gespunsart€500/m²

Median of towns€2,430/m²

Ardennes median€1,185/m²

By type	Median per m²	Sales
Houses	€500/m²	35

€6.83/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.37 to €8.68/m² a month)

€6.96/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageGespunsart’s cost of living pageOpen the page

PricesMedian sale price €500/m² Renting€6.83/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Gespunsart

12pages on Gespunsart

The big questions

Cost of livingMedian €500/m² · rent €6.83/m² a month Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.2 mi away Housing35 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute250 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

Gespunsart has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église Saint-RémyChurch · 18th c.

Classé

Église Saint-Rémi de Laval-DieuHouse · 12th & 17th c. · in Monthermé, 5.7 mi

Classé

Vieux moulin, actuellement musées Rimbaud et de l'ArdenneMill · 17th c. · in Charleville-Mézières, 5.8 mi

Classé

Ancienne manufacture royale de draps dite "le Dijonval"Industrial building · 17th & 18th c. · in Sedan, 9.3 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Rémy: Photo: Adri08 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Gespunsart

2 notable people were born in Gespunsart.

Their page →

Camille TiteuxFrench politician (1910-1978)

Pierre-Louis PéchenardFrench bishop · 1842–1920

Gespunsart’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 →

NouzonvilleBogny-sur-MeuseVrigne aux BoisVivier-au-CourtCharleville-MézièresVillers-SemeuseGespunsart

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Gespunsart	954	—	—	—	—	—
Nouzonville	5,523	3.7	B⁻	A⁺	B⁻	D
Bogny-sur-Meuse	4,889	4	C⁺	A⁺	C⁺	D
Vrigne aux Bois	3,518	5.8	C⁺	B	B⁺	D⁻
Vivier-au-Court	2,732	5.9	—	B	—	D
Charleville-Mézières	45,560	6.4	D	B⁺	D	D
Villers-Semeuse	3,615	6.6	B	B⁺	B	C⁺

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

About Gespunsart

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Gespunsart is a commune of 954 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

Population: 954 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Ardenne Métropole
Département: Ardennes (08)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 8.2 sq mi (21.1 km²)
INSEE code: 08188

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.