Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on schools — brevet results a point below the expected rate.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Monthermé 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 Monthermé 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monthermé.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Monthermé costs less than in both Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.27/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €872/m², below Ardennes’ towns (€1,185/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Sales in Monthermé from July 2023 to June 2026: 46 houses and apartments.
€872/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Monthermé€872/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardennes median€1,185/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€872/m²
46
€7.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.72 to €9.25/m² a month)
2.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.96/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,730
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Adjusted for age and care homes, Monthermé sees more deaths than 90% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Monthermé is Antenne de Smur Ch Charleville, 7.3 mi away. Adjusted mortality locally: 109 deaths for every 100 expected. 345 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 234: 48% above. Life expectancy in Ardennes: 84.6 years for women and 77.7 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
+9%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw148
Adjusted109
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Monthermé · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne de Smur Ch Charleville
8.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch de Charleville Mezieres Hopital de Manchester
84.6 · 77.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ardennes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More people in Monthermé are out of work than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: 21.2%
Half of residents lived on more than €22,220 a year per consumption unit, near Ardennes’ towns (€21,390) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 750 jobs are based in Monthermé, for 700 working residents (1 per worker). 4.6% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot8%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
750
jobs based in Monthermé, 1 per working resident
21.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 78% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Monthermé hold a degree than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 13%
Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Ardennes’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 27% of the population. Monthermé has a median age of 50.
50median age
MontherméArdennes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education13%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Monthermé ranks below 50% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 10.1 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 11.4. 39 offenses were reported in Monthermé during 2025. Also worth knowing: among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
10.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage23
Family violence10
Other physical violence6
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence5
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
10.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
39
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
10.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 10.7% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Musée de la métallurgie ardennaise and 3 more in and around Monthermé
Museums and other places to visit in and near Monthermé. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Monthermé
Are schools in Monthermé good?
They grade C−, better than 20% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Monthermé expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Monthermé grades A+ for cost of living.
About Monthermé
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Monthermé is a commune of 2,138 people in the Communauté de communes Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne. 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
2,138 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne
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.
