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A town in Ardennes, Grand Est, home to 424 people.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Matton-et-Clémency falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Matton-et-Clémency as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Carignan, 2.8 mi away.
18% 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 Matton-et-Clémency.
14% of adults hold a degree, below both Ardennes’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 are 8.7% of the population. The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Matton-et-Clémency | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.7% of commuters got to work without a car. Matton-et-Clémency holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €24,180 a year per consumption unit, between Ardennes’ towns (€21,390) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 11.6 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jeanne MélinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 69 | 83%−3 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 16 homes in Matton-et-Clémency.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Matton-et-Clémency. Best known first.
Nothing in Matton-et-Clémency 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 Matton-et-Clémency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matton-et-Clémency | 424 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carignan | 2,680 | 2.7 | C | A+ | C+ | D |
| Sedan | 16,667 | 12 | D | A | D | D |
| Vrigne aux Bois | 3,518 | 16 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
| Vivier-au-Court | 2,732 | 18 | — | B | — | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Matton-et-Clémency is a commune of 424 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
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.