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A town in Ardennes, Grand Est, home to 177 people.

Is Tourteron a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Tourteron out for now.

Église
Église · Classé · Photo: Florent Simonet · Public domain
Tourteron’s story

Tourteron in pictures

Tourteron has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Tourteron before 1900, the earliest Nicolas Chesneau, in 1521.

  • 1972First protected: Trois croix de chemin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tourteron.

History

Old homes shape Tourteron: 39% were built before 1919, more than in both Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. Tourteron has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1913
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A young town: 12% of people in Tourteron are 15 to 24, more than in both Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 19% of adults, higher than Ardennes’ towns (17%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Tourteron in two is 49.2. A quarter of residents are 65 or over.

49.2median age
TourteronArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Tourteron
TourteronArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–2412%10%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+25%25%22%
No diploma26%30%19%
CAP or BEP34%28%26%
Baccalauréat14%16%18%
Higher education19%17%30%

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

Work & commute

The median disposable income in Tourteron is €23,210 a year per consumption unit, against €21,390 in Ardennes’ towns and €25,970 in compared French towns

Tourteron holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. Unemployment runs at 17.1%. At the census, 9.1% of working residents in Tourteron didn’t travel to work at all.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Tourteron, 0.6 per working resident
17.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Tourteron is €8.57/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Tourteron.

€8.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Tourteron€8.57/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€8.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.81 to €10.79/m² a month)
€5.75/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 Tourteron

11pages on Tourteron

Landmarks

The list names few of Tourteron’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Trois croix de chemin: Photo: NEUVENS Francis · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Tourteron

3 notable people were born in Tourteron.

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Tourteron’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 →
VouziersRethelVillers-SemeuseCharleville-MézièresVivier-au-CourtVrigne aux BoisVouziersRethelVillers-SemeuseCharleville-MézièresVivier-au-CourtVrigne aux BoisTourteron
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Tourteron177—————
Vouziers3,8259.8C−A+D−C
Rethel7,44412C−A−DC+
Villers-Semeuse3,61515BB+BC+
Charleville-Mézières45,56016DB+DD
Vivier-au-Court2,73216—B—D
Vrigne aux Bois3,51817C+BB+D−

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

About Tourteron

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Tourteron is a commune of 177 people in the Communauté de communes des Crêtes Préardennaises. 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
177 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Crêtes Préardennaises
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.4 sq mi (8.9 km²)
INSEE code
08458

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 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.