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A town of 1,396 in Ardennes, Grand Est. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
Prix-lès-Mézières has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (C−): bac results 2.3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.3 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,020/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Ardenne Métropole.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Prix-lès-Mézières does most differently from other towns.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Prix-lès-Mézières, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Prix-lès-Mézières. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Rimbaud3.4 km northeast, in Charleville-Mézières
MuseumMusée de l'Ardenne3.1 km northeast, in Charleville-MézièresFortFortFort des Ayvelles4.5 km southeast, in Villers-SemeuseFortFortEnceinte de Charleville-Mézières2.3 km east, in Charleville-MézièresGardenGardenParc Pierquin2.8 km northeast, in Charleville-MézièresPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Prix-lès-Mézières.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Prix-lès-Mézières, 92.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Ardennes’ towns (88.6%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Fred ScamaroniNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 59 | 73%−11 pts |
| Lycée MongeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 102 | 90%−2 pts |
| Collège Léo LagrangeBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 56 | 73%+12 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
For Prix-lès-Mézières, that is below both Ardennes’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.7% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Prix-lès-Mézières | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Prix-lès-Mézières sits below both Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. The median disposable income is €28,100 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 127 residents of Prix-lès-Mézières died, against 137 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Prix-lès-Mézières, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €2,020/m², above Ardennes’ towns (€1,185/m²) but below compared French towns (€2,430/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,020/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Prix-lès-Mézières has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien moulin à couleurs: Photo: NEUVENS Francis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Prix-lès-Mézières yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prix-lès-Mézières | 1,396 | — | — | B | — | C+ |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 1.4 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | 2.5 | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Nouzonville | 5,523 | 5.1 | B− | A+ | B− | D |
| Vivier-au-Court | 2,732 | 6.2 | — | B | — | D |
| Vrigne aux Bois | 3,518 | 7.5 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse | 4,889 | 7.6 | C+ | A+ | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Prix-lès-Mézières has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 750 jobs for 550 working residents, Prix-lès-Mézières draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
They grade C−, better than 22% of compared French towns. 90% of 102 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Monge in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Prix-lès-Mézières grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Prix-lès-Mézières is a commune of 1,396 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.