Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 405 in Ardennes, Grand Est. Only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
Thelonne is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Thelonne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Thelonne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison dite "du Gros Chien", in Sedan, 3.4 mi away.
20% 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 Thelonne.
In the comparison, Thelonne comes below both Ardennes’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Thelonne | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
For Thelonne, that is below both Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Thelonne has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.6 per worker. At the census, 2.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Thelonne sits below both Ardennes’ towns (83.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le LacNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 43 | 63%−6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent de BazeillesNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 30 | 97% |
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.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Thelonne. Best known first.
Nothing in Thelonne 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 Thelonne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thelonne | 405 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sedan | 16,667 | 3.4 | D | A | D | D |
| Vrigne aux Bois | 3,518 | 7.2 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
| Vivier-au-Court | 2,732 | 7.9 | — | B | — | D |
| Carignan | 2,680 | 10 | C | A+ | C+ | D |
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | 11 | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 13 | D | B+ | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Thelonne is a commune of 405 people in the Ardenne Métropole. 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.