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This town in Ardennes, Grand Est has a population of 1,213.
Signy-le-Petit’s strongest is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 78% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. School results trail most towns: brevet results 9 points below the expected rate. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 13% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on jobs & income (D): 1 job per working resident; 16.5% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Signy-le-Petit has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Signy-le-Petit does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Signy-le-Petit 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.
Signy-le-Petit has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Signy-le-Petit; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Signy-le-Petit.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 9.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège multisite Signy le petit-LiartNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 76 | 70%−9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.13/m² a month, close to Ardennes’ towns (€8.19/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 50 houses and apartments changed hands in Signy-le-Petit from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €6.39/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €886/m² | 50 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Signy-le-Petit has 5 family doctors. The nearest emergency department to Signy-le-Petit is Ch Hirson, 9.4 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 158 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 260, 65% more. Life expectancy in Ardennes: 84.6 years for women and 77.7 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
At the census, 10.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 16.5%. Jobs located in Signy-le-Petit: 400, for 400 residents in work (1 each). After tax and benefits, the median income is €20,870 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
27% of residents are 65 or over, above Ardennes’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Residents of Signy-le-Petit have a median age of 49.1. Under 15: 16% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Signy-le-Petit | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 36% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 17th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Signy-le-Petit; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Signy-le-Petit has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Signy-le-Petit yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signy-le-Petit | 1,213 | — | — | A+ | — | D |
| Saint-Michel Aisne | 3,199 | 6.6 | C | A | C− | D |
| Hirson Aisne | 8,469 | 8.8 | C− | A− | D− | D |
| Anor Nord | 3,099 | 9.8 | C+ | A− | B+ | D− |
| Fourmies Nord | 11,449 | 13 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Trélon Nord | 2,604 | 13 | D | B+ | C− | D |
| Wignehies Nord | 2,804 | 14 | C− | A | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Signy-le-Petit has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 9.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 1% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Signy-le-Petit grades A+ for cost of living.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Signy-le-Petit is a commune of 1,213 people in the Communauté de communes Ardennes Thiérache. 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
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.