Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 709 people live in this town, in Ardennes, Grand Est.
At under 1,000 residents, Rancennes is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Rancennes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle de Walcourt, in Givet, 1.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage and other places to visit in and near Rancennes. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rancennes.
21% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Ardennes’ towns (25%) and near compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.7%. Graduates make up 29% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Rancennes | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €27,380 a year per consumption unit. Rancennes holds 50 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.1 jobs each. At the census, 3.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Rancennes is 85.0%, below both Ardennes’ towns (88.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 0.9 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège VaubanNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 84 | 95%+9 pts |
| Lycée VaubanNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 62 | 85%−6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 27 homes in Rancennes.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Rancennes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rancennes yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Rancennes is a commune of 709 people in the Communauté de communes Ardenne, Rives de Meuse. 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 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.