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A town of 88 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Is Jonval a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Jonval

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

The nearest classé monument is Croix de chemin dite de la Carmoterie, in Mazerny, 3.8 mi away.

32% 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 Jonval.

Who lives here

Few people in Jonval are 15 to 24: 6.7%, fewer than in Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Jonval comes below both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 19% of the town.

51.5median age
JonvalArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

56% women, 44% men

About 78 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Jonval
JonvalArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1519%16%17%
15–246.7%10%11%
25–4418%22%23%
45–6434%27%26%
65+22%25%22%
No diploma11%30%19%
CAP or BEP36%28%26%
Baccalauréat26%16%18%
Higher education24%17%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Jonval, 0.0%, runs below Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

For Jonval, that is below both Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jonval has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 2.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Jonval, 0.3 per working resident
0.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Jonval is €8.57/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€8.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Jonval€8.57/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€8.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.81 to €10.79/m² a month)
€5.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Bois de chagny and 2 more in and around Jonval

Other places to visit and museums in and near Jonval. Best known first.

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

12pages on Jonval

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Jonval

One notable person was born in Jonval.

Their page →

Jonval’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 →
VouziersVillers-SemeuseVivier-au-CourtCharleville-MézièresRethelVrigne aux BoisVouziersVillers-SemeuseVivier-au-CourtCharleville-MézièresRethelVrigne aux BoisJonval
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Jonval88—————
Vouziers3,82512C−A+D−C
Villers-Semeuse3,61512BB+BC+
Vivier-au-Court2,73213—B—D
Charleville-Mézières45,56014DB+DD
Rethel7,44414C−A−DC+
Vrigne aux Bois3,51814C+BB+D−

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

About Jonval

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Jonval is a commune of 88 people in the Communauté de communes des Crêtes Préardennaises. 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
88 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Crêtes Préardennaises
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1 sq mi (2.5 km²)
INSEE code
08238

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.