Givet grades A overall: better than 86% of compared French towns, and #1 of 12 in Ardennes. At the median price of €1,256/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Ardenne, Rives de Meuse. Its strongest is health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 39% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
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 Givet 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 Givet.
HealthHealth A+
Fewer deaths than Givet’s ages would predict, 61 per 100 expected, under Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Givet sits below both Ardennes’ towns (107) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 414 residents of Givet died, against 599 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 31% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−39%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw69
Adjusted61
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Givet · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne de Smur Ch Charleville
26.6 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €8.30/m² a month, close to Ardennes’ towns (€8.19/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,256/m², comes from 138 sales of houses and apartments in Givet from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,256/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Givet€1,256/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardennes median€1,185/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,325/m²
117
€8.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.27 to €11.00/m² a month)
3.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.44/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
History
6 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2020
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Givet: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2020. 13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More people in Givet are out of work than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: 21.3%
That puts Givet above both Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €21,250 a year per consumption unit.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot10%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,050
jobs based in Givet, 0.9 per working resident
21.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 80% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Givet has less crime per resident than 56% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 136 offenses in the graded categories in Givet in 2025. For 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, 2.3% of the index here.
9.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage60
Family violence30
Other physical violence23
Sexual violence14
Burglary9
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence26
Fraud25
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.
9.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
136
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Fort de Charlemont (ruines): Photo: W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien couvent des Récollets: Photo: Adri08 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Couvent des Récollectines (ancien): Photo: Adri08 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manège militaire (ancien): Photo: NEUVENS Francis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jules François Émile Krantz: Alfred Philippe Roll, Public domain · Aimée Lallement: Garitan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marc Laménie: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean-François Gendebien: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Givet’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 Givet
Is Givet safe?
It grades B for safety, #3 of 12 in Ardennes. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 60 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Givet good?
They grade B−, better than 49% of compared French towns and #2 of 12 in Ardennes. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Givet expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,256/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Givet grades A for cost of living.
About Givet
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Givet is a commune of 6,364 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.
