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229 residents make their home in this town in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Is Raillicourt a good place to live?

There are no grades for Raillicourt: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Église de Raillicourt
Église de Raillicourt · Inscrit · Photo: NEUVENS Francis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Raillicourt’s story

Raillicourt in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Raillicourt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1930First protected: Église de Raillicourt
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Raillicourt.

History

Raillicourt keeps more of its old housing than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Raillicourt, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1930
first monument protected
27%
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

Who lives here

Raillicourt is a graduates’ town: 36% hold a degree, more than in Ardennes’ towns and across compared French towns

Half of Raillicourt is older than 48.7, half younger. 17% of residents are children under 15. The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents.

48.7median age
RaillicourtArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Raillicourt
RaillicourtArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+22%25%22%
No diploma15%30%19%
CAP or BEP28%28%26%
Baccalauréat19%16%18%
Higher education36%17%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Raillicourt, 6.4%, runs below Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income is €27,140 a year per consumption unit. 3.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Raillicourt didn’t travel to work at all.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Raillicourt, 0.2 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,140
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

Housing

Renting in Raillicourt costs less than in Ardennes’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.50/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 4 homes were sold in Raillicourt.

€7.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Raillicourt€7.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€7.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.17 to €9.11/m² a month)
€5.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Relais de poste à chevaux de Launois-sur-Vence and 2 more in and around Raillicourt

Heritage and museums in and near Raillicourt. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Raillicourt

12pages on Raillicourt

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église de Raillicourt: Photo: NEUVENS Francis · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Raillicourt

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

How we find them →

Raillicourt’s 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 →
Villers-SemeuseCharleville-MézièresVivier-au-CourtVrigne aux BoisNouzonvilleRethelVillers-SemeuseCharleville-MézièresVivier-au-CourtVrigne aux BoisNouzonvilleRethelRaillicourt
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Raillicourt229—————
Villers-Semeuse3,6159.5BB+BC+
Charleville-Mézières45,5609.8DB+DD
Vivier-au-Court2,73212—B—D
Vrigne aux Bois3,51813C+BB+D−
Nouzonville5,52314B−A+B−D
Rethel7,44414C−A−DC+

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

About Raillicourt

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Raillicourt is a commune of 229 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
229 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Crêtes Préardennaises
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.7 sq mi (6.9 km²)
INSEE code
08352

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.