Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 2,249 residents, it is a town in Ardennes, Grand Est.
Where it does best is safety — an average of 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. Jobs and pay trail most towns (D−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 12.8% unemployment. Schools are weaker too: brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Nouvion-sur-Meuse 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 Nouvion-sur-Meuse 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.
Nouvion-sur-Meuse has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 2 things Nouvion-sur-Meuse does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Nouvion-sur-Meuse; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.
Explore the history →Nouvion-sur-Meuse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nouvion-sur-Meuse.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Nouvion-sur-Meuse, 83.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, near Ardennes’ towns (83.7%) and lower than compared French towns (87.5%). General-bac pupils go 5.5 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du Val de MeuseNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 87 | 83%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
More of the graded crimes in Nouvion-sur-Meuse were criminal damage than anything else (2025). Over 2025, Nouvion-sur-Meuse logged 36 recorded offenses.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 16.3% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 12.8%.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 22 homes in Nouvion-sur-Meuse. Houses were 95% of what sold.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Ardennes live to 84.6 on average and men to 77.7 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 208 deaths in Nouvion-sur-Meuse from 2016 to 2025; there were 191, 8% fewer. For a family doctor, residents of Nouvion-sur-Meuse can choose among 5 GPs.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 7.6%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents. Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults, between Ardennes’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (30%). Half of Nouvion-sur-Meuse is older than 45.2, half younger.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Nouvion-sur-Meuse | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Nouvion-sur-Meuse. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Nouvion-sur-Meuse.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Nouvion-sur-Meuse is a commune of 2,249 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nouvion-sur-Meuse | 2,249 | — | — | B | A− | C+ |
| Vivier-au-Court | 2,732 | 2.8 | — | B | — | D |
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | 3.6 | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Vrigne aux Bois | 3,518 | 3.8 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 5.5 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Sedan | 16,667 | 6.5 | D | A | D | D |
| Nouzonville | 5,523 | 8.2 | B− | A+ | B− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
They grade D, better than 14% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
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 November 8, 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.