Rocroi has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 15.1% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 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.
Each subject compares Rocroi 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rocroi.
HousingCost of living A
The median sale price of homes in Rocroi is €1,478/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 68 sales of houses and apartments in Rocroi from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,185/m² for the median of compared towns in Ardennes.
€1,478/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Rocroi€1,478/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardennes median€1,185/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,481/m²
67
€8.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.89 to €10.61/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,730
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Rocroi’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 76% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Rocroi records 99 deaths per 100 expected, below Ardennes’ towns (107) but above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 317 residents of Rocroi died, against 231 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 37% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw137
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Rocroi · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne de Smur Ch Charleville
13.6 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
Rocroi keeps more of its old housing than Ardennes or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Rocroi, that is above both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2018. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Rocroi: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Rocroi than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 8.0%
Rocroi sits below both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. The median disposable income is €22,820 a year per consumption unit.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot6%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
700
jobs based in Rocroi, 0.8 per working resident
15.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,820
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 43% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Rocroi has more crime per resident than 57% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 72 offenses in the graded categories in Rocroi in 2025. For sexual violence, 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, 8.6% of the index here.
9.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage32
Other physical violence18
Burglary17
Family violence5
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence13
Fraud8
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.
9.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
72
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.6%
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
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
9.8% of residents are 15 to 24 and 24% are 65 or over, against 10% and 25% in the median compared commune of Ardennes. 18% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Ardennes 17%, France 30%).
46.4median age
RocroiArdennes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Rocroi
Is Rocroi safe?
It grades C+ for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 32 acts of criminal damage.
Is Rocroi expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €8.55/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Rocroi grades A for cost of living.
About Rocroi
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Rocroi is a commune of 2,270 people in the Communauté de communes Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne. 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
2,270 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne
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.
