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LalobbeArdennes

Population 166: a town in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Is Lalobbe a good place to live?

Lalobbe has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 13% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 33% of residents.

What makes Lalobbe stand out

The 2 things Lalobbe does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Lalobbe

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

The nearest classé monument is Calvaire, sur le terre-plein, devant l'église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in Jandun, 8.3 mi away.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lalobbe.

Who lives here

Few people in Lalobbe are 15 to 24: 6.5%, fewer than in Ardennes’ towns and across compared French towns

People 65 and over make up a third of the town. 14% are under 15, below Ardennes’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up 19% of adults.

51median age
LalobbeArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lalobbe
LalobbeArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1514%16%17%
15–246.5%10%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6422%27%26%
65+33%25%22%
No diploma22%30%19%
CAP or BEP32%28%26%
Baccalauréat21%16%18%
Higher education19%17%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Lalobbe walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 7.8%

Unemployment stood at 11.1%, lower than Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €24,000 a year per consumption unit. For its 50 residents in work, Lalobbe has 50 jobs: 0.9 each.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot6%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Lalobbe, 0.9 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

85.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 2.9 mi away.

85.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Lalobbe85.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Signy l'Abbaye-Chaumont PorcienNearest collègeCollègeCollège6685%−2 pts
85.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
2.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Lalobbe costs less than in Ardennes’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.68/m² a month

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

9 houses and apartments changed hands in Lalobbe from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.68/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lalobbe€7.68/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€7.68/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.16 to €9.58/m² a month)
€6.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lalobbe

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Lalobbe

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lalobbe yet.

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Lalobbe’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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RethelCharleville-MézièresVillers-SemeuseRethelCharleville-MézièresVillers-SemeuseLalobbe
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lalobbe166—————
Rethel7,44411C−A−DC+
Charleville-Mézières45,56017DB+DD
Villers-Semeuse3,61517BB+BC+

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

About Lalobbe

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Lalobbe is a commune of 166 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
166 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Crêtes Préardennaises
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.9 km²)
INSEE code
08243

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.