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Ham-les-MoinesArdennes

356 residents make their home in this town in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Is Ham-les-Moines a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Ham-les-Moines is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Ham-les-Moines’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Ham-les-Moines’ story

No historic monuments in Ham-les-Moines

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

The nearest classé monument is Allée couverte de «Giraumont», in Saint-Marcel, 2.8 mi away.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ham-les-Moines.

Who lives here

Students and young workers shape Ham-les-Moines: 12% are 15 to 24, above Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

The share of residents under 15 is 18%. Degrees are held by 26% of adults, between Ardennes’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (30%). The median resident of Ham-les-Moines is 43.5 years old.

43.5median age
Ham-les-MoinesArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ham-les-Moines
Ham-les-MoinesArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–2412%10%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+22%25%22%
No diploma18%30%19%
CAP or BEP30%28%26%
Baccalauréat22%16%18%
Higher education26%17%30%

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

Work & commute

Ham-les-Moines is better off than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €27,180 a year per consumption unit

9.7% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 3.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Ham-les-Moines counts 0.7 jobs (100 jobs, 150 workers).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
100
jobs based in Ham-les-Moines, 0.7 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ham-les-Moines than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: €7.50/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 15 homes were sold in Ham-les-Moines.

€7.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ham-les-Moines€7.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€7.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.17 to €9.11/m² a month)
€7.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Hardoncelle and 3 more in and around Ham-les-Moines

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Ham-les-Moines. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ham-les-Moines

12pages on Ham-les-Moines

Landmarks

Nothing in Ham-les-Moines is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Ham-les-Moines

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ham-les-Moines yet.

How we find them →

Ham-les-Moines’ 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 →
Charleville-MézièresNouzonvilleVillers-SemeuseBogny-sur-MeuseRevinVivier-au-CourtCharleville-MézièresNouzonvilleVillers-SemeuseBogny-sur-MeuseRevinVivier-au-CourtHam-les-Moines
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ham-les-Moines356—————
Charleville-Mézières45,5605.8DB+DD
Nouzonville5,5236.9B−A+B−D
Villers-Semeuse3,6157.5BB+BC+
Bogny-sur-Meuse4,8898.2C+A+C+D
Revin5,7169.9CA+C+C
Vivier-au-Court2,73211—B—D

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

About Ham-les-Moines

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Ham-les-Moines is a commune of 356 people in the Communauté de communes Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne. 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
356 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.2 sq mi (3.1 km²)
INSEE code
08206

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.