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HoudilcourtArdennes

A town in Ardennes, Grand Est, home to 150 people.

Is Houdilcourt a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Houdilcourt falls below the line for grades.

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

No historic monuments in Houdilcourt

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Didier, in Asfeld, 3.2 mi away.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Houdilcourt.

Who lives here

Houdilcourt is a graduates’ town: 35% hold a degree, more than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns

People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town. Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 18%.

46.5median age
HoudilcourtArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education35%

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 Houdilcourt
HoudilcourtArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–248.7%10%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+20%25%22%
No diploma16%30%19%
CAP or BEP26%28%26%
Baccalauréat22%16%18%
Higher education35%17%30%

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

Work & commute

Houdilcourt has lower unemployment than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 7.4%

At the census, 1.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €27,850 a year per consumption unit.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Houdilcourt, 0.2 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Houdilcourt costs an estimated advertised €9.25/m² a month, against €8.19/m² in Ardennes’ towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 3 homes in Houdilcourt.

€9.25/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Houdilcourt€9.25/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€9.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.46 to €11.46/m² a month)
€10.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Houdilcourt

11pages on Houdilcourt

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Houdilcourt

One notable person was born in Houdilcourt.

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Houdilcourt’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 →
WarmerivilleVilleneuve-sur-AisneWitry-lès-ReimsBéthenyRethelReimsWarmerivilleVilleneuve-sur-AisneWitry-lès-ReimsBéthenyRethelReimsHoudilcourt
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Houdilcourt150—————
Warmeriville Marne2,7496.6BB−A+C
Villeneuve-sur-Aisne Aisne2,7926.7—A−—C+
Witry-lès-Reims Marne4,9509.3B+C−BC+
Bétheny Marne6,97510BCC+A+
Rethel7,44412C−A−DC+
Reims Marne177,67413D−C−DC+

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

About Houdilcourt

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Houdilcourt is a commune of 150 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Rethélois. 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
150 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Rethélois
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.3 km²)
INSEE code
08229

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.