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A town of 901 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

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There are no grades for Tagnon: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: NEUVENS Francis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tagnon’s story

Tagnon in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tagnon.

History

Tagnon keeps more of its old housing than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919

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

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

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Tagnon than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: 33% of adults

People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below both Ardennes’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. The age that splits Tagnon in two is 45.1.

45.1median age
TagnonArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Tagnon
TagnonArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+21%25%22%
No diploma19%30%19%
CAP or BEP26%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%16%18%
Higher education33%17%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Tagnon, 7.7%, runs below Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

Jobs based in Tagnon number 200, against 400 residents in work (0.5 per worker). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €28,180 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 5.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Tagnon, 0.5 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Tagnon costs an estimated advertised €11.25/m² a month, against €8.19/m² in Ardennes’ towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

A house rents for an estimated €7.81/m² a month. Sales in Tagnon from July 2023 to June 2026: 23 houses and apartments.

€11.25/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Tagnon€11.25/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€11.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.08 to €13.94/m² a month)
€7.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tagnon

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Tagnon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Tagnon yet.

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Tagnon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Ardennes →
RethelWarmerivilleWitry-lès-ReimsVilleneuve-sur-AisneBéthenyReimsRethelWarmerivilleWitry-lès-ReimsVilleneuve-sur-AisneBéthenyReimsTagnon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Tagnon901—————
Rethel7,4446C−A−DC+
Warmeriville Marne2,7497BB−A+C
Witry-lès-Reims Marne4,95013B+C−BC+
Villeneuve-sur-Aisne Aisne2,79214—A−—C+
Bétheny Marne6,97515BCC+A+
Reims Marne177,67417D−C−DC+

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

About Tagnon

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Tagnon is a commune of 901 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
901 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Rethélois
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
9.3 sq mi (24 km²)
INSEE code
08435

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.