Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 234: a town in Ardennes, Grand Est.
Pouru-aux-Bois is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pouru-aux-Bois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Carignan, 6.1 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pouru-aux-Bois.
12% of residents are 15 to 24, higher than both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 19% of adults. Line up the people of Pouru-aux-Bois by age and the one in the middle is 50.4.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Pouru-aux-Bois | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment runs at 11.7%. The median disposable income was €25,950 a year per consumption unit, higher than Ardennes’ towns (€21,390) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Pouru-aux-Bois recorded 6 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Pouru-aux-Bois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Pouru-aux-Bois.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pouru-aux-Bois | 234 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carignan | 2,680 | 6 | C | A+ | C+ | D |
| Sedan | 16,667 | 6.9 | D | A | D | D |
| Vrigne aux Bois | 3,518 | 11 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
| Vivier-au-Court | 2,732 | 12 | — | B | — | D |
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | 16 | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Nouzonville | 5,523 | 17 | B− | A+ | B− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Pouru-aux-Bois is a commune of 234 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
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 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.