Église Saint-Leu: Photo: HenriDavel · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sévigny-Waleppe.
History
Sévigny-Waleppe keeps more of its old housing than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Sévigny-Waleppe has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Sévigny-Waleppe than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15
50median age
27% of adults hold a degree, between Ardennes’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (30%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.4%. The middle age in Sévigny-Waleppe is 50.
Sévigny-WaleppeArdennes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Sévigny-Waleppe gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in both Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns: 23.0% of commuters
23%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income was €21,150 a year per consumption unit, about level with Ardennes’ towns (€21,390) and below compared French towns (€25,970). The unemployment rate comes to 15.3%. No commute at all: 6.9% of working residents in Sévigny-Waleppe at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving70%
On foot22%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Sévigny-Waleppe, 0.6 per working resident
15.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Sévigny-Waleppe is a commune of 218 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Rethélois. 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
218 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Rethélois
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
9.4 sq mi (24.3 km²)
INSEE code
08418
Sévigny-Waleppe’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
