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MachaultArdennes

A town of 482 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Is Machault a good place to live?

Machault is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

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Église · Classé · Photo: Claudine Lebovic · CC BY-SA 3.0
Machault’s story

Machault in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Machault: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1919.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Machault.

Who lives here

Children make up 23% of Machault, above Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

Machault sits above both Ardennes’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. 17% of residents are 65 or over.

38.6median age
MachaultArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Machault
MachaultArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1523%16%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6424%27%26%
65+17%25%22%
No diploma22%30%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat20%16%18%
Higher education25%17%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Machault: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

That puts Machault above both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Machault: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
12th c.
oldest protected part
1919
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Machault are out of work than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: 5.0%

On this, Machault is below both Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Machault has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.5 per worker. At the census, 8.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Machault, 0.5 per working resident
5.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Machault is €8.50/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€8.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Machault€8.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€8.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.69 to €10.79/m² a month)
€7.92/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 Machault

11pages on Machault

Landmarks

Machault has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Famous people from Machault

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Machault as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Machault’s neighbors

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

All towns in Ardennes →
VouziersRethelWarmerivilleSuippesMourmelon-le-GrandWitry-lès-ReimsVouziersRethelWarmerivilleSuippesMourmelon-le-GrandWitry-lès-ReimsMachault
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Machault482—————
Vouziers3,8259.6C−A+D−C
Rethel7,44412C−A−DC+
Warmeriville Marne2,74913BB−A+C
Suippes Marne3,93816C+AC+D
Mourmelon-le-Grand Marne4,89516B+A−B+C−
Witry-lès-Reims Marne4,95018B+C−BC+

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

About Machault

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Machault is a commune of 482 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Argonne Ardennaise. 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
482 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Argonne Ardennaise
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
6.5 sq mi (16.7 km²)
INSEE code
08264

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.