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A town of 399 in Ardennes, Grand Est.
Laifour is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Laifour does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Laifour as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Léger, in Monthermé, 2.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laifour.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. A third of residents are 65 or over, above Ardennes’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Among adults, 14% have a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Laifour | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €21,870 a year per consumption unit, close to Ardennes’ towns (€21,390) and below compared French towns (€25,970). The unemployment rate comes to 17.0%. Bus, tram or train carried 2.2% of working residents in Laifour to work at the census.
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 bac pro: 55% of 67 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. At the lycées within 5 km of Laifour, 71.2% passed the bac, lower than both Ardennes’ towns (88.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège George SandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 59 | 69%−10 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Jean MoulinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 55 | 91%−4 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.
House rents are put at about €6.96/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 19 homes in Laifour.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Laifour 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 Laifour 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laifour | 399 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Revin | 5,716 | 3.1 | C | A+ | C+ | C |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse | 4,889 | 4.8 | C+ | A+ | C+ | D |
| Fumay | 3,086 | 5.5 | C+ | A+ | C− | D |
| Nouzonville | 5,523 | 6.8 | B− | A+ | B− | D |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 10 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | 12 | B | B+ | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Laifour is a commune of 399 people in the Communauté de communes Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne. 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 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.