Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 406 people, lies in Ardennes, Grand Est.
Issancourt-et-Rumel has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Issancourt-et-Rumel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Lie de Mohon, in Charleville-Mézières, 4.2 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 Issancourt-et-Rumel.
People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, lower than both Ardennes’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Ages in Issancourt-et-Rumel split evenly at 47: half are older, half younger. The under-15s are 16% of the population here.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Issancourt-et-Rumel | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €26,900 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Ardennes’ towns (€21,390). The census found 1.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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.
The closest collège is 2.1 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège PasteurNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 62 | 81%+2 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.
Issancourt-et-Rumel recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.03/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out, gardens and heritage in and near Issancourt-et-Rumel. Best known first.
ZooParc animalier de Charleville-Mézières3.8 km west, in Charleville-MézièresChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lumes4 km southwest, in LumesTheme parkTheme parkLoomy Land4.1 km southwest, in LumesMuseumMuseumCentre de la Chasse et de la Nature2.2 km west, in Saint-LaurentZooZooParc Animalier3.7 km northwest, in La GrandvillePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Issancourt-et-Rumel 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 Issancourt-et-Rumel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issancourt-et-Rumel | 406 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vivier-au-Court | 2,732 | 1.5 | — | B | — | D |
| Vrigne aux Bois | 3,518 | 1.8 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | 3.8 | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 4.9 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Nouzonville | 5,523 | 5.4 | B− | A+ | B− | D |
| Sedan | 16,667 | 6.4 | D | A | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Issancourt-et-Rumel is a commune of 406 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 8, 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.