Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 851 people live in this town, in Ardennes, Grand Est.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Les Ayvelles has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Ayvelles 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, 2.3 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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21% of residents are 65 or over, below Ardennes’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Degrees are held by 28% of adults. At 43.2, the median resident of Les Ayvelles sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Les Ayvelles | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Les Ayvelles holds 700 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 2 jobs each. Unemployment runs at 11.8%. 5.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Les Ayvelles, 74.0% passed the bac, below Ardennes’ towns (88.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. General-bac pupils go 3.3 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 1.6 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules LerouxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 60 | 77%−11 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Charles de GonzagueNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 88 | 74%−10 pts |
| Collège Léo LagrangeBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 56 | 73%+12 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 €8.03/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 21 homes in Les Ayvelles. Houses were 86% of what sold.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Les Ayvelles 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 Les Ayvelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Ayvelles | 851 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | 1.5 | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Vivier-au-Court | 2,732 | 3.3 | — | B | — | D |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 3.4 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Vrigne aux Bois | 3,518 | 4.7 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
| Nouzonville | 5,523 | 6.6 | B− | A+ | B− | D |
| Sedan | 16,667 | 8.3 | D | A | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Les Ayvelles is a commune of 851 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
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.