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Home to 435 people, this town lies in Ardennes, Grand Est.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Hargnies out for now. Second homes make up 13% of its housing.
The one thing Hargnies does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Hargnies as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Haut-fourneau, in Haybes, 2.9 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hargnies.
Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Degrees are held by 17% of adults, close to Ardennes’ towns (17%) and below compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: under 15: 16% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Hargnies | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 31% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €23,050 a year per consumption unit, higher than Ardennes’ towns (€21,390) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Just over a tenth of people in the labour force have no job. Hargnies holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 23 homes in Hargnies. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.96/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Hargnies. Best known first.
Nothing in Hargnies is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Hargnies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hargnies | 435 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fumay | 3,086 | 4.7 | C+ | A+ | C− | D |
| Givet | 6,364 | 8.6 | A | A | B | A+ |
| Revin | 5,716 | 8.7 | C | A+ | C+ | C |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse | 4,889 | 11 | C+ | A+ | C+ | D |
| Nouzonville | 5,523 | 14 | B− | A+ | B− | D |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 18 | D | B+ | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Hargnies is a commune of 435 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
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 November 4, 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.