Sedan grades D overall: better than 15% of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 12% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.9 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.
Each subject compares Sedan 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 Sedan.
HealthHealth D
Allowing for age and care homes, Sedan sees more deaths than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 112 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In the comparison, Sedan comes above both Ardennes’ towns (107) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 2,227 residents of Sedan died, against 1,745 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 28% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+12%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw128
Adjusted112
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Sedan · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Sedan
11.5 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
Crime per resident in Sedan runs higher than in 92% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 548 offenses in the graded categories in Sedan in 2025. Violence against people ran at 14.8 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 21.9 (2023–2025 average). For armed robbery, 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, 0.1% of the index here.
14.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage220
Other physical violence91
Family violence77
Theft from vehicles47
Burglary45
Vehicle theft36
Sexual violence32
Drug use176
Theft without violence119
Fraud64
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.
14.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
548
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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
HousingCost of living A
The median sale price of homes in Sedan is €960/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 573 sales of houses and apartments in Sedan 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.
€960/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sedan€960/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardennes median€1,185/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,383/m²
220
Apartments
€869/m²
353
€8.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.89 to €11.12/m² a month)
2.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.16/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,940
median annual income per consumption unit, Ardenne Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Sedan has higher unemployment than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 27.6%
For Sedan, that is above both Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Sedan has 6,600 jobs for 5,050 working residents, 1.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €19,330 a year per consumption unit.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot13%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
6,600
jobs based in Sedan, 1.3 per working resident
27.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
A secteur sauvegardé since 1992, and 11 historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments in Sedan: 6 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1992. 13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Étienne Macdonald: Antoine-Jean Gros, Public domain · Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Élise Bussaglia: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Érard de La Marck: Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen, Public domain · Pierre Cartier: Renate Schmid, Copyright is with MFO, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Robert III de La Marck: Jean Clouet, Public domain
Sedan’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sedan
Is Sedan safe?
It grades D for safety, #9 of 12 in Ardennes. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 45 burglaries and 220 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Sedan good?
They grade C−, better than 15% of compared French towns and #9 of 12 in Ardennes. The lycée stands out: 99% of 73 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Mabillon in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Sedan expensive to live in?
By type: houses €1,383/m² (220 sales), apartments €869/m² (353 sales). Estimated advertised apartment rents are €8.75/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sedan grades A for cost of living.
About Sedan
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Sedan is a commune of 16,667 people in the Ardenne Métropole. 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
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.
