Vireux-Molhain has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 18.4% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Vireux-Molhain 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vireux-Molhain.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vireux-Molhain than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: €6.83/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Vireux-Molhain is below both Ardennes’ towns (€8.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,273/m², comes from 55 sales of houses and apartments in Vireux-Molhain from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,273/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vireux-Molhain€1,273/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ardennes median€1,185/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,273/m²
55
€6.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.37 to €8.68/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.09/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,290
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Ardenne, Rives de Meuse
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B
Fewer deaths than Vireux-Molhain’s ages would predict, 84 per 100 expected, under Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Vireux-Molhain sits below both Ardennes’ towns (107) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Vireux-Molhain · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne de Smur Ch Charleville
22.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch de Charleville Mezieres Hopital de Manchester
84.6 · 77.7
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ardennes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Vireux-Molhain: 20% were built before 1919, more than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Vireux-Molhain above both Ardennes’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vireux-Molhain: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Vireux-Molhain is Église de Mochain.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Vireux-Molhain has more crime per resident than 56% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 29 offenses in the graded categories in Vireux-Molhain in 2025. For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 18.5% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
9.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence15
Criminal damage14
Armed robbery0
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.
9.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
29
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
18.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Incomes in Vireux-Molhain are lower than in 98% of French communes of 1,000+
11.5% of Vireux-Molhain’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 82% drove.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot7%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
450
jobs based in Vireux-Molhain, 0.8 per working resident
18.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,580
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 54% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vireux-Molhain
Are schools in Vireux-Molhain good?
They grade D, better than 13% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vireux-Molhain expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,273/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vireux-Molhain grades A for cost of living.
About Vireux-Molhain
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
Vireux-Molhain is a commune of 1,504 people in the Communauté de communes Ardenne, Rives de Meuse. 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
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.
