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Some 883 people live in this town, in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Is Poix-Terron a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Poix-Terron falls below the line for grades. It skews young: 15% of residents are 15 to 24.

What makes Poix-Terron stand out

The one thing Poix-Terron does most differently from other towns.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: NEUVENS Francis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Poix-Terron’s story

Poix-Terron in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Poix-Terron; none is classé, France’s top protection.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Poix-Terron.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 17% of people in Poix-Terron are 65 or over, fewer than in Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than both Ardennes’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). 31% of adults hold a degree. At 38.5, the median resident of Poix-Terron sits in the middle of the age range.

38.5median age
Poix-TerronArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Poix-Terron
Poix-TerronArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–2415%10%11%
25–4427%22%23%
45–6423%27%26%
65+17%25%22%
No diploma16%30%19%
CAP or BEP22%28%26%
Baccalauréat26%16%18%
Higher education31%17%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Poix-Terron: 24% were built before 1919, more than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Poix-Terron; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1926
first monument protected
24%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Poix-Terron, 8.9%, runs below Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

500 jobs are based in Poix-Terron, for 450 working residents (1.1 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €26,000 a year per consumption unit, above Ardennes’ towns (€21,390) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 10.8% of commuters got to work without a car.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot7%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
500
jobs based in Poix-Terron, 1.1 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Poix-Terron is €8.57/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 21 homes in Poix-Terron. House rents are put at about €7.68/m² a month.

€8.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Poix-Terron€8.57/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€8.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.81 to €10.79/m² a month)
€7.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de la Basse-Touligny and 3 more in and around Poix-Terron

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Poix-Terron. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Poix-Terron

12pages on Poix-Terron

Landmarks

Poix-Terron has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Poix-Terron

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Poix-Terron yet.

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Poix-Terron’s neighbors

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

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Villers-SemeuseCharleville-MézièresVivier-au-CourtVrigne aux BoisNouzonvilleSedanVillers-SemeuseCharleville-MézièresVivier-au-CourtVrigne aux BoisNouzonvilleSedanPoix-Terron
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Poix-Terron883—————
Villers-Semeuse3,6158BB+BC+
Charleville-Mézières45,5608.7DB+DD
Vivier-au-Court2,73210—B—D
Vrigne aux Bois3,51811C+BB+D−
Nouzonville5,52313B−A+B−D
Sedan16,66714DADD

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

About Poix-Terron

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Poix-Terron is a commune of 883 people in the Communauté de communes des Crêtes Préardennaises. 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
883 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Crêtes Préardennaises
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
5.5 sq mi (14.3 km²)
INSEE code
08341

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 4, 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.