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A town of 1,636 in Ardennes, Grand Est.
La Francheville’s best grade is for cost of living (B) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are its weak spot (C−): bac results 2.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. Jobs & income is weaker too: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 12.1% unemployment. Homes go for a median €1,811/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023. La Francheville has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares La Francheville with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
La Francheville has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The one thing La Francheville does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Francheville 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, 2 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Francheville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Francheville.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Léo LagrangeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 56 | 73%+12 pts |
| Lycée MongeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 102 | 90%−2 pts |
| Collège SalengroBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 73 | 71%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
12.1% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €26,260 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 2.8% of working residents in La Francheville to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Ardennes: 84.6 years for women, 77.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 124 residents of La Francheville died, against 132 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% fewer. The nearest emergency department to La Francheville is Ch de Charleville Mezieres Hopital de Manchester, 2.7 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in La Francheville: 45 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses were 96% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,815/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree, higher than Ardennes’ towns (17%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. The median resident of La Francheville is 49.4 years old.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| La Francheville | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near La Francheville. Best known first.
One notable person was born in La Francheville.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
La Francheville is a commune of 1,636 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Francheville | 1,636 | — | — | B | — | C |
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | 1.7 | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 2.7 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Vivier-au-Court | 2,732 | 4.8 | — | B | — | D |
| Vrigne aux Bois | 3,518 | 6.2 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
| Nouzonville | 5,523 | 6.5 | B− | A+ | B− | D |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse | 4,889 | 9 | C+ | A+ | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
La Francheville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 6.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns. 90% of 102 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Monge in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Francheville grades B for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.