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A town of 5,716 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

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Is Revin a good place to live?

Revin grades C overall: better than 26% of compared French towns, and #8 of 12 in Ardennes. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): bac results 13.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 10 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.

What makes Revin stand out

The 2 things Revin does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Revin grades

Each subject compares Revin with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.

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How TownRatings grades French towns →

La maison espagnole
La maison espagnole · Inscrit · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Revin’s story

Revin in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Revin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2001.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Revin before 1900, the earliest Charles René Billuart, in 1685.

  • 1920First protected: Église des Dominicains
  • 2001The protected historic area is created
  • 2012Most recently protected: Cité ouvrière Biard, dite cité Paris-Campagne
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Revin.

Schools

Fewer pass the bac at the lycées near Revin than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 71.2%

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

69.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Revin, below both Ardennes’ towns (83.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%). On results, collèges and lycées here come #12 of 12 in Ardennes. The bac pro: 55% of 67 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km.

91%passed the bac (general and technological)D−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Revin69.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Revin71.2%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège George SandNearest collègeCollègeCollège5969%−10 pts
Lycée polyvalent Jean MoulinNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée5591%−4 pts
91%
passed the general and technological bac, −4 pts against the expected rate
55%
passed the vocational bac, −22 pts against the expected rate
69.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −10 pts against the expected rate
0.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

HousingCost of living A+

Buying in Revin costs less than in Ardennes’ towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €863/m²

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

The estimated advertised rent is €7.95/m² a month, close to Ardennes’ towns (€8.19/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €6.28/m² a month. The sales split: 96% houses, the rest apartments.

€863/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Revin€863/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardennes median€1,185/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€892/m²214
€7.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.39 to €9.91/m² a month)
2.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.28/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,290
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Ardenne, Rives de Meuse

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Work & commuteJobs & income D

More people in Revin are out of work than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: 20.2%

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €20,220 a year. No commute at all: 3.0% of working residents in Revin at the census.

16%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot11%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,700
jobs based in Revin, 0.9 per working resident
20.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 75% of compared French towns

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

HealthHealth C

Revin has a higher adjusted death rate than three in four compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

792 deaths in Revin between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 719: 10% above. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Revin records 97 deaths per 100 expected. Also worth knowing: life expectancy at birth in Ardennes is 84.6 years for women and 77.7 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Revin can choose among 3 GPs.

−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw110
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Revin · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne de Smur Ch Charleville
12.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch de Charleville Mezieres Hopital de Manchester
84.6 · 77.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ardennes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Revin hold a degree than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 15%

Over-65s are 27% of the population. The age that splits Revin in two is 49.3. Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, about level with both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%).

49.3median age
RevinArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma34%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education15%

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 Revin
RevinArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+27%25%22%
No diploma34%30%19%
CAP or BEP27%28%26%
Baccalauréat17%16%18%
Higher education15%17%30%

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

Safety

Revin ranks above 65% of compared French towns for crime per resident

In 2025, 144 offenses were recorded in Revin. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 9.4 violent offenses and 15.4 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).

9.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage69
Other physical violence31
Family violence23
Sexual violence12
Burglary9
Fraud29
Theft without violence13
Drug use9

Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.

9.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
144
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published

Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 1.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

History

3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2001

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

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2001. Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century. Before 1919: that is when one in ten homes were built.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
17th c.
oldest protected part
1920
first monument protected
2001
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
9.6%
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

Nearby attractions

Maison espagnole de Revin and 3 more in and around Revin

Other places to visit and museums in and near Revin. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Revin

15pages on Revin

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Revin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Église des Dominicains: Photo: Adri08 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Revin

13 notable people were born in Revin.

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Photo credits

Yazid Mansouri: Emilie Legentil, Public domain · Sofiane Aïssaoui: Yolaine Bouvier, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Marie-Anne Chapdelaine: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Éric Guglielmi: Arnaud L., CC BY-SA 4.0 · Charles René Billuart: Anonyme, Public domain

Revin’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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FumayBogny-sur-MeuseNouzonvilleCharleville-MézièresVillers-SemeuseVivier-au-CourtFumayBogny-sur-MeuseNouzonvilleCharleville-MézièresVillers-SemeuseVivier-au-CourtRevin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Revin5,716—CA+C+C
Fumay3,0864.4C+A+C−D
Bogny-sur-Meuse4,8897.8C+A+C+D
Nouzonville5,5239.5B−A+B−D
Charleville-Mézières45,56012DB+DD
Villers-Semeuse3,61514BB+BC+
Vivier-au-Court2,73216—B—D

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

Questions about Revin

Is Revin safe?

It grades C+ for safety, #6 of 12 in Ardennes. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 69 acts of criminal damage.

Are schools in Revin good?

They grade D−, better than 1% of compared French towns. 91% of 55 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jean Moulin in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Revin expensive to live in?

Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Revin grades A+ for cost of living.

About Revin

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Revin is a commune of 5,716 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

Population
5,716 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Ardenne, Rives de Meuse
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
15 sq mi (38.7 km²)
INSEE code
08363

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.