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A town of 837 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Is Saulces-Monclin a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saulces-Monclin falls below the line for grades. The median sale price is €1,318/m². Just 15% of residents are 65 or older.

What makes Saulces-Monclin stand out

The 2 things Saulces-Monclin does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Chapelle de la Vieille Ville
Chapelle de la Vieille Ville · Inscrit · Photo: Adri08 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saulces-Monclin’s story

Saulces-Monclin in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Gustave Pasquier, born in 1877, is the one person born in Saulces-Monclin before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1984First protected: Chapelle de la Vieille Ville
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saulces-Monclin.

Who lives here

Children make up 23% of Saulces-Monclin, above Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 15% of the town, below both Ardennes’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 26% have a degree. Half the people of Saulces-Monclin are older than 38.5.

38.5median age
Saulces-MonclinArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saulces-Monclin
Saulces-MonclinArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1523%16%17%
15–2411%10%11%
25–4426%22%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+15%25%22%
No diploma22%30%19%
CAP or BEP32%28%26%
Baccalauréat17%16%18%
Higher education26%17%30%

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

History

Saulces-Monclin keeps more of its old housing than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saulces-Monclin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1984
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Saulces-Monclin are out of work than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: 7.3%

At the census, 5.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Saulces-Monclin number 150, against 350 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,690 a year.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Saulces-Monclin, 0.4 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,690
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

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saulces-Monclin than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: €7.50/m² a month

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

Saulces-Monclin recorded 30 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,318/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saulces-Monclin€1,318/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardennes median€1,185/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,318/m²30
€7.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.17 to €9.11/m² a month)
€7.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saulces-Monclin

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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Chapelle de la Vieille Ville: Photo: Adri08 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saulces-Monclin

One notable person was born in Saulces-Monclin.

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Saulces-Monclin’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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RethelVouziersVillers-SemeuseCharleville-MézièresRethelVouziersVillers-SemeuseCharleville-MézièresSaulces-Monclin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saulces-Monclin837—————
Rethel7,4447.3C−A−DC+
Vouziers3,82515C−A+D−C
Villers-Semeuse3,61516BB+BC+
Charleville-Mézières45,56016DB+DD

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

About Saulces-Monclin

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Saulces-Monclin is a commune of 837 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
837 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Crêtes Préardennaises
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
7.8 sq mi (20.3 km²)
INSEE code
08402

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 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.