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A town of 69 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Is Maisoncelle-et-Villers a good place to live?

Maisoncelle-et-Villers is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Château de Villers
Château de Villers · Inscrit · Photo: HenriDavel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Maisoncelle-et-Villers’ story

Maisoncelle-et-Villers in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Maisoncelle-et-Villers, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2000.

59% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2000First protected: Château de Villers
  • 2003Most recently protected: Maison forte de la Raminoise
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maisoncelle-et-Villers.

History

Maisoncelle-et-Villers keeps more of its old housing than Ardennes or compared French towns: 59% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Maisoncelle-et-Villers comes above both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Maisoncelle-et-Villers, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
16th c.
oldest protected part
2000
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Maisoncelle-et-Villers are 15 to 24: 7.4%, fewer than in Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

For Maisoncelle-et-Villers, that is below both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 18% of residents.

47median age
Maisoncelle-et-VillersArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Maisoncelle-et-Villers
Maisoncelle-et-VillersArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–247.4%10%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+24%25%22%
No diploma15%30%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat20%16%18%
Higher education36%17%30%

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

Work & commute

Maisoncelle-et-Villers has lower unemployment than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 8.1%

Maisoncelle-et-Villers sits below both Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Maisoncelle-et-Villers has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Maisoncelle-et-Villers, 0.3 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
24%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

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

That puts Maisoncelle-et-Villers above both Ardennes’ towns (83.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

93.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Maisoncelle-et-Villers93.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de RaucourtNearest collègeCollègeCollège5493%+4 pts
93.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Maisoncelle-et-Villers is €8.26/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.

€8.26/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Maisoncelle-et-Villers€8.26/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€8.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.67 to €10.22/m² a month)
€8.04/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 Maisoncelle-et-Villers

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Maisoncelle-et-Villers, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Maison forte de la Raminoise: Photo: HenriDavel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Villers: Photo: HenriDavel · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Maisoncelle-et-Villers

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Maisoncelle-et-Villers yet.

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Maisoncelle-et-Villers’ 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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SedanVrigne aux BoisVivier-au-CourtCarignanVillers-SemeuseCharleville-MézièresSedanVrigne aux BoisVivier-au-CourtCarignanVillers-SemeuseCharleville-MézièresMaisoncelle-et-Villers
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Maisoncelle-et-Villers69—————
Sedan16,6677.3DADD
Vrigne aux Bois3,51810C+BB+D−
Vivier-au-Court2,73210—B—D
Carignan2,68012CA+C+D
Villers-Semeuse3,61513BB+BC+
Charleville-Mézières45,56015DB+DD

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

About Maisoncelle-et-Villers

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Maisoncelle-et-Villers is a commune of 69 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes du Luxembourg. 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
69 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Portes du Luxembourg
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
4.3 sq mi (11.2 km²)
INSEE code
08268

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.