Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
132 residents make their home in this town in Ardennes, Grand Est.
There are no grades for Sommauthe: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 13% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
The 2 things Sommauthe does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sommauthe as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien château de Buzancy, in Buzancy, 5 mi away.
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 Sommauthe.
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, above both Ardennes’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up nearly a fifth of adults. Residents of Sommauthe have a median age of 47.5.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Sommauthe | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 15.4%, between Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,850 a year. No commute at all: 13.6% of working residents in Sommauthe at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.68/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 6 homes were sold in Sommauthe.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sommauthe is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sommauthe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sommauthe | 132 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carignan | 2,680 | 13 | C | A+ | C+ | D |
| Vouziers | 3,825 | 14 | C− | A+ | D− | C |
| Sedan | 16,667 | 14 | D | A | D | D |
| Vrigne aux Bois | 3,518 | 18 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Sommauthe is a commune of 132 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Argonne Ardennaise. 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) · 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 October 30, 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.