Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Ardennes, Grand Est has a population of 102.
At under 1,000 residents, Gruyères is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for just over one in ten homes.
The one thing Gruyères does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Gruyères, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2010.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gruyères.
People aged 15 to 24 are 7.1% of the population. 16% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Ardennes’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Gruyères has a median age of 42.5.
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Gruyères | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 1.4% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 57% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Gruyères, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 4.1% of working residents in Gruyères didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Gruyères: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Gruyères. Best known first.
Gruyères has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Gruyères: Photo: Bastete · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gruyères 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gruyères | 102 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 6.4 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | 6.7 | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Nouzonville | 5,523 | 9.8 | B− | A+ | B− | D |
| Vivier-au-Court | 2,732 | 10 | — | B | — | D |
| Vrigne aux Bois | 3,518 | 11 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse | 4,889 | 12 | C+ | A+ | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Gruyères is a commune of 102 people in the Communauté de communes des Crêtes Préardennaises. 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.