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This town in Ardennes, Grand Est has a population of 1,535.
Where it does best is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 6.9% unemployment. Schools lag: bac results 2.3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.1 points below the expected rate. Homes change hands at a median €1,454/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Montcy-Notre-Dame has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Montcy-Notre-Dame 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.
Montcy-Notre-Dame has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Montcy-Notre-Dame does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montcy-Notre-Dame as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vieux moulin, actuellement musées Rimbaud et de l'Ardenne, in Charleville-Mézières, 1 mi away.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Montcy-Notre-Dame is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montcy-Notre-Dame.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Montcy-Notre-Dame, 92.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and above Ardennes’ towns (88.6%). At the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km, 83% of 143 candidates passed the bac pro. The closest collège is 0.8 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Arthur RimbaudNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 72 | 89%−4 pts |
| Lycée ChanzyNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 196 | 96%−2 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Montcy-Notre-Dame: 46 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.03/m² a month. Houses were 89% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,525/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Those 65 and older account for 29% of residents. Children under 15 make up 14%, below Ardennes’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.9% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Montcy-Notre-Dame | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Ardennes can expect 84.6 years and a boy 77.7 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 125 deaths in Montcy-Notre-Dame between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 151: 17% below. The nearest emergency department to Montcy-Notre-Dame is Ch de Charleville Mezieres Hopital de Manchester, 2.3 mi away.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
One in ten commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €28,810 a year per consumption unit, above Ardennes’ towns (€21,390) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Montcy-Notre-Dame. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Rimbaud1.6 km west, in Charleville-Mézières
MuseumMusée de l'Ardenne1.7 km southwest, in Charleville-Mézières
ZooParc animalier de Charleville-Mézières2.7 km southeast, in Charleville-MézièresAttractionAttractionPlace Ducale1.7 km west, in Charleville-MézièresGardenGardenArboretum des Sarteaux4.4 km southeast, in Ville-sur-LumesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
2 notable people were born in Montcy-Notre-Dame.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Montcy-Notre-Dame is a commune of 1,535 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcy-Notre-Dame | 1,535 | — | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 1.5 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | 2.5 | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Nouzonville | 5,523 | 2.6 | B− | A+ | B− | D |
| Vivier-au-Court | 2,732 | 4.7 | — | B | — | D |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse | 4,889 | 5.2 | C+ | A+ | C+ | D |
| Vrigne aux Bois | 3,518 | 5.7 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Montcy-Notre-Dame has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns. 96% of 196 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Chanzy in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montcy-Notre-Dame grades A− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 9, 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.