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Home to 126 people, this town lies in Ardennes, Grand Est.
At under 1,000 residents, Marlemont is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just 15% of residents are 65 or older.
The one thing Marlemont does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Marlemont as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Servion, in Rouvroy-sur-Audry, 6 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marlemont.
People 65 and over make up 15% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 12%, higher than both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 18% of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Marlemont | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.9% of commuters at the census. The median disposable income was €24,240 a year per consumption unit, higher than Ardennes’ towns (€21,390) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
House rents are put at about €6.39/m² a month. 4 houses and apartments changed hands in Marlemont from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Marlemont 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 Marlemont 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlemont | 126 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 15 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Saint-Michel Aisne | 3,199 | 16 | C | A | C− | D |
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | 16 | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Rethel | 7,444 | 16 | C− | A− | D | C+ |
| Nouzonville | 5,523 | 17 | B− | A+ | B− | D |
| Revin | 5,716 | 17 | C | A+ | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Marlemont is a commune of 126 people in the Communauté de communes Ardennes Thiérache. 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.