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TarzyArdennes

A town of 126 in Ardennes, Grand Est. Only 15% of residents are 65 or over.

Is Tarzy a good place to live?

Tarzy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Tarzy stand out

The one thing Tarzy does most differently from other towns.

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Tarzy’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Tarzy’s story

No historic monuments in Tarzy

The Culture ministry lists no building in Tarzy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Aubenton, 4.7 mi away.

29% 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 Tarzy.

Who lives here

Few people in Tarzy are 65 or over: 15%, below Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

27% of adults hold a degree, between Ardennes’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (30%). Under 15: 18% of residents. The age that splits Tarzy in two is 43.7.

43.7median age
TarzyArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education27%

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 Tarzy
TarzyArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–2411%10%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+15%25%22%
No diploma24%30%19%
CAP or BEP16%28%26%
Baccalauréat17%16%18%
Higher education27%17%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Tarzy walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 3.8%

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,260 a year. 13.3% of the labour force were unemployed, below Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) but above compared French towns (10.1%).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Tarzy, 0.2 per working resident
13.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

70.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 9 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 10.4 mi away. The nearest collège is 2.4 mi away.

70.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Tarzy70.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège multisite Signy le petit-LiartNearest collègeCollègeCollège7670%−9 pts
70.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −9 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Tarzy is €8.13/m² a month

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

Tarzy recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.13/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Tarzy€8.13/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€8.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.52 to €10.13/m² a month)
€6.39/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 Tarzy

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Landmarks

Nothing in Tarzy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Tarzy

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

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Tarzy’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 →
Saint-MichelHirsonAnorFourmiesTrélonRevinSaint-MichelHirsonAnorFourmiesTrélonRevinTarzy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Tarzy126—————
Saint-Michel Aisne3,1997.8CAC−D
Hirson Aisne8,46910C−A−D−D
Anor Nord3,09912C+A−B+D−
Fourmies Nord11,44915DB+D−D
Trélon Nord2,60415DB+C−D
Revin5,71616CA+C+C

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

About Tarzy

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Tarzy is a commune of 126 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

Population
126 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Ardennes Thiérache
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
4 sq mi (10.3 km²)
INSEE code
08440

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.