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HarcyArdennes

A town of 515 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Is Harcy a good place to live?

Harcy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Harcy’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Harcy’s story

No historic monuments in Harcy

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Renwez, 1.8 mi away.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Harcy.

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Harcy are under 15, more than in both Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 29% of adults. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, about level with compared French towns (11%) and above Ardennes’ towns (10%). 22% of residents are 65 or over.

41.4median age
HarcyArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Harcy
HarcyArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1520%16%17%
15–2411%10%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6423%27%26%
65+22%25%22%
No diploma18%30%19%
CAP or BEP22%28%26%
Baccalauréat23%16%18%
Higher education29%17%30%

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

Work & commute

Harcy has lower unemployment than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 7.0%

1.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs located in Harcy: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.2 each). Also worth knowing: households’ median disposable income: €25,210 a year per consumption unit.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving97%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Harcy, 0.2 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest collège is 1.4 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 7.5 mi away.

82.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Harcy82.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège du Blanc MaraisNearest collègeCollègeCollège6682%−5 pts
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate
1.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Harcy is €8.01/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €7.81/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 15 homes in Harcy.

€8.01/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Harcy€8.01/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€8.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.52 to €9.84/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

Musée de la Forêt de Renwez and 6 more in and around Harcy

Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Harcy. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Harcy

13pages on Harcy

Landmarks

Nothing in Harcy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Harcy

One notable person was born in Harcy.

Their page →

Harcy’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 →
RevinNouzonvilleCharleville-MézièresBogny-sur-MeuseVillers-SemeuseFumayRevinNouzonvilleCharleville-MézièresBogny-sur-MeuseVillers-SemeuseFumayHarcy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Harcy515—————
Revin5,7167.8CA+C+C
Nouzonville5,5238.4B−A+B−D
Charleville-Mézières45,5608.5DB+DD
Bogny-sur-Meuse4,8898.8C+A+C+D
Villers-Semeuse3,61510BB+BC+
Fumay3,08612C+A+C−D

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

About Harcy

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Harcy is a commune of 515 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
515 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
7.4 sq mi (19.2 km²)
INSEE code
08212

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.