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A town of 1,099 in Ardennes, Grand Est.
Lumes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 2.1 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Lumes 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lumes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Lumes. Best known first.
ZooParc animalier de Charleville-Mézières4.4 km north, in Charleville-MézièresTheme parkTheme parkLoomy Landin townAttractionAttractionSNCF BB 120003.6 km south, in Nouvion-sur-MeuseFortFortFort des Ayvelles3.4 km west, in Villers-SemeuseGardenGardenArboretum des Sarteaux2.6 km north, in Ville-sur-LumesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lumes.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
That puts Lumes below both Ardennes’ towns (83.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du Val de MeuseNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 87 | 83%−5 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
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Lumes is below both Ardennes’ towns (107) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
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
In the comparison, Lumes comes below both Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Lumes has 250 jobs for 500 working residents, 0.5 per worker. At the census, 6.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For Lumes, that is below both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 26% of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Lumes | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lumes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Lumes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien château de Lumes: Photo: Adri08 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lumes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumes | 1,099 | — | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Vivier-au-Court | 2,732 | 1.9 | — | B | — | D |
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | 2 | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Vrigne aux Bois | 3,518 | 3.2 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 3.9 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Nouzonville | 5,523 | 6.2 | B− | A+ | B− | D |
| Sedan | 16,667 | 7.2 | D | A | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Lumes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 4.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 13% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Lumes is a commune of 1,099 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 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.