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In Ardennes, Grand Est, this town has 106 residents.

Is Wagnon a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Wagnon has none. Second homes make up 14% of its housing.

What makes Wagnon stand out

The one thing Wagnon does most differently from other towns.

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Wagnon’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Wagnon’s story

No historic monuments in Wagnon

The Culture ministry lists no building in Wagnon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Calvaire, sur le terre-plein, devant l'église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in Jandun, 6.2 mi away.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wagnon.

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Wagnon than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: 35% of adults

21% of residents are 65 or over, below Ardennes’ towns (25%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents. Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.

42.5median age
WagnonArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Wagnon
WagnonArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–2411%10%11%
25–4426%22%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+21%25%22%
No diploma19%30%19%
CAP or BEP27%28%26%
Baccalauréat14%16%18%
Higher education35%17%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Wagnon are out of work than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: 7.7%

2.1% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €22,520 a year per consumption unit, above Ardennes’ towns (€21,390) but below compared French towns (€25,970).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
Public transport2%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Wagnon, 0.4 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
15%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Wagnon than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: €7.68/m² a month

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

3 houses and apartments changed hands in Wagnon from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.68/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Wagnon€7.68/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€7.68/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.16 to €9.58/m² a month)
€6.39/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 Wagnon

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Landmarks

Nothing in Wagnon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Wagnon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Wagnon yet.

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Wagnon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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RethelCharleville-MézièresVillers-SemeuseRethelCharleville-MézièresVillers-SemeuseWagnon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Wagnon106—————
Rethel7,4448.8C−A−DC+
Charleville-Mézières45,56016DB+DD
Villers-Semeuse3,61516BB+BC+

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

About Wagnon

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Wagnon is a commune of 106 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
106 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Crêtes Préardennaises
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
5.9 sq mi (15.3 km²)
INSEE code
08496

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.