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OsnesArdennes

A town of 228 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Is Osnes a good place to live?

Osnes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Osnes’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Osnes’ story

No historic monuments in Osnes

The Culture ministry lists no building in Osnes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Carignan, 1.6 mi away.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Osnes.

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

10% of residents are 15 to 24 and 23% are 65 or over, against 10% and 25% in the median compared commune of Ardennes. 22% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Ardennes 17%, France 30%).

45.3median age
OsnesArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Osnes
OsnesArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+23%25%22%
No diploma22%30%19%
CAP or BEP26%28%26%
Baccalauréat24%16%18%
Higher education22%17%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Osnes are out of work than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: 7.4%

On this, Osnes is below both Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Osnes has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 5.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Osnes, 0.2 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

In the comparison, Osnes comes close to Ardennes’ towns (83.7%) and below compared French towns (87.5%).

83.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Osnes83.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jeanne MélinNearest collègeCollègeCollège6983%−3 pts
83.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
1.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Osnes than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: €7.13/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

For Osnes, that is below both Ardennes’ towns (€8.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.13/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Osnes€7.13/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€7.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.84 to €8.71/m² a month)
€7.18/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Église Notre-Dame de Carignan and 2 more in and around Osnes

Heritage in and near Osnes. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Osnes

13pages on Osnes

Landmarks

Nothing in Osnes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Osnes

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Osnes yet.

How we find them →

Osnes’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Ardennes →
CarignanSedanVrigne aux BoisVivier-au-CourtCarignanSedanVrigne aux BoisVivier-au-CourtOsnes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Osnes228—————
Carignan2,6801.5CA+C+D
Sedan16,66711DADD
Vrigne aux Bois3,51815C+BB+D−
Vivier-au-Court2,73216—B—D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Osnes

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Osnes is a commune of 228 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

Population
228 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Portes du Luxembourg
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.3 sq mi (5.9 km²)
INSEE code
08336

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.