Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
394 people live in this town in Ardennes, Grand Est.
Houldizy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Houldizy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vieux moulin, actuellement musées Rimbaud et de l'Ardenne, in Charleville-Mézières, 3.3 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 Houldizy.
People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, below both Ardennes’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). A fifth of residents are children under 15. Typical age in Houldizy: 42.2, the median.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Houldizy | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
1.5% 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. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,960 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 3.1 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Rouget-de-LisleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 61 | 87%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Houldizy from July 2023 to June 2026: 5 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €8.03/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Houldizy 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 Houldizy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houldizy | 394 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nouzonville | 5,523 | 3.5 | B− | A+ | B− | D |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 3.7 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse | 4,889 | 4.9 | C+ | A+ | C+ | D |
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | 5.7 | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Vivier-au-Court | 2,732 | 8.6 | — | B | — | D |
| Revin | 5,716 | 8.8 | C | A+ | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Houldizy is a commune of 394 people in the Ardenne Métropole. 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.