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530 residents make their home in this town in Ardennes, Grand Est.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Ville-sur-Lumes falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ville-sur-Lumes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Lie de Mohon, in Charleville-Mézières, 2.5 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Ville-sur-Lumes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ville-sur-Lumes.
People 65 and over make up 19% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 7.8%, below both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by just over a third of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Ville-sur-Lumes | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 0.9% of commuters travelled at the census. Ville-sur-Lumes holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,910 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The bac pass rate near Ville-sur-Lumes is 96.0%, higher than both Ardennes’ towns (88.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2.1 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules LerouxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 60 | 77%−11 pts |
| Lycée ChanzyNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 196 | 96%−2 pts |
| Collège Léo LagrangeBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 56 | 73%+12 pts |
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.
A house rents for an estimated €8.03/m² a month. Houses accounted for 92% of sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 13 homes were sold in Ville-sur-Lumes.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Ville-sur-Lumes. Best known first.
ZooParc animalier de Charleville-Mézières1.9 km northwest, in Charleville-MézièresFortFortFort des Ayvelles4.7 km southwest, in Villers-SemeuseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lumes2.2 km south, in LumesFortFortEnceinte de Charleville-Mézières4.9 km west, in Charleville-MézièresFortFortPorte Jolly4.6 km northwest, in Charleville-MézièresPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ville-sur-Lumes yet.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Ville-sur-Lumes is a commune of 530 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ville-sur-Lumes | 530 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | 2.1 | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Vivier-au-Court | 2,732 | 2.1 | — | B | — | D |
| Vrigne aux Bois | 3,518 | 3.2 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 3.3 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Nouzonville | 5,523 | 4.7 | B− | A+ | B− | D |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse | 4,889 | 7 | C+ | A+ | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.