Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 130 residents and lies in Ardennes, Grand Est.
La Sabotterie has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Sabotterie as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Waast, in Rilly-sur-Aisne, 4.4 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Sabotterie 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 Sabotterie.
21% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Ardennes’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 27% of the people here. Line up the people of La Sabotterie by age and the one in the middle is 39.8.
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| La Sabotterie | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 27% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €22,830 a year per consumption unit, above Ardennes’ towns (€21,390) but below compared French towns (€25,970). 14.0% of people in the labour force have no job. 50 jobs are based in La Sabotterie, for 50 working residents (0.9 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €5.75/m² a month. 3 houses and apartments changed hands in La Sabotterie from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near La Sabotterie. Best known first.
One notable person was born in La Sabotterie.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
La Sabotterie is a commune of 130 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
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 Sabotterie | 130 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vouziers | 3,825 | 10 | C− | A+ | D− | C |
| Rethel | 7,444 | 14 | C− | A− | D | C+ |
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | 14 | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Vivier-au-Court | 2,732 | 15 | — | B | — | D |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 15 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Vrigne aux Bois | 3,518 | 16 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.