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With 3,615 residents, it is a town in Ardennes, Grand Est.
A strong record with one exception. It is easy to get around without a car (A−): 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Villers-Semeuse grades B overall, better than 57% of compared French towns, and ranks #2 of 12 in Ardennes. Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The drawback is schools (C−) — bac results 2.3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.8 points below the expected rate. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety, C+ for health and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Villers-Semeuse does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Villers-Semeuse with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Villers-Semeuse; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.
Jules Leroux, born in 1880, is the one person born in Villers-Semeuse before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Villers-Semeuse. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Rimbaud4 km northwest, in Charleville-Mézières
MuseumMusée de l'Ardenne3.7 km northwest, in Charleville-Mézières
ZooParc animalier de Charleville-Mézières3.8 km northeast, in Charleville-MézièresAttractionAttractionPlace Ducale3.8 km northwest, in Charleville-MézièresGardenGardenArboretum des Sarteaux3.6 km east, in Ville-sur-LumesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villers-Semeuse.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Villers-Semeuse, 83.9% passed the brevet, near Ardennes’ towns (83.7%) and lower than compared French towns (87.5%). On school results, the town ranks #6 of 12 in Ardennes.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules LerouxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 60 | 77%−11 pts |
| Lycée MongeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 102 | 90%−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
Unemployment runs at 11.4%. Just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,470 a year. Villers-Semeuse has 2,150 jobs for 1,350 working residents, 1.6 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The under-15s are 15% of the population here. Degrees are held by 22% of adults, higher than Ardennes’ towns (17%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Villers-Semeuse | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,545/m²: 92 houses and apartments sold in Villers-Semeuse between July 2023 and June 2026. The town is the second most expensive of the 13 towns in Ardennes, at €1,545/m². The sales split: 97% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,547/m² | 89 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Over 2025, Villers-Semeuse logged 80 recorded offenses. Violence against people ran at 4.7 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 14 (2023–2025 average). This Ardennes town comes 2nd of the 12 compared towns in Ardennes on the Safety Grade.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 4.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 8.2% of the total.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
538 deaths in Villers-Semeuse between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 469: 15% above. In Ardennes, women can expect to live 84.6 years and men 77.7 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 3 general practitioners locally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Villers-Semeuse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Nom ( Adri08) · CC BY-SA 3.0
17 notable people were born in Villers-Semeuse.
Roger Marche: Winterbergen / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Médéric Collignon: Christophealary, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alexandre Dujeux: DIRECT RACING, CC BY 3.0 · Stéphanie Mariage: Gaël Marziou from Grenoble, France, CC BY 2.0 · Jules Leroux: Bruno.pia, Public domain · Jacques Fabry: Maryvonne Fabry, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-Semeuse | 3,615 | — | B | B+ | B | C+ |
| Charleville-Mézières | 45,560 | 2 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Vivier-au-Court | 2,732 | 3.7 | — | B | — | D |
| Vrigne aux Bois | 3,518 | 5 | C+ | B | B+ | D− |
| Nouzonville | 5,523 | 5.1 | B− | A+ | B− | D |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse | 4,889 | 7.7 | C+ | A+ | C+ | D |
| Sedan | 16,667 | 9.2 | D | A | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #2 of 12 in Ardennes. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 19 burglaries and 30 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 21% of compared French towns and #6 of 12 in Ardennes. 90% of 102 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Monge in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,545/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Villers-Semeuse grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Villers-Semeuse is a commune of 3,615 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.