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WilliersArdennes

A town of 39 in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Is Williers a good place to live?

Williers is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Williers stand out

The one thing Williers does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Williers

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

The nearest classé monument is Château de Tassigny, in Sapogne-sur-Marche, 4.5 mi away.

47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Williers.

Who lives here

More people in Williers hold a degree than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 44%

That puts Williers above both Ardennes’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for 13% of the population.

52.3median age
WilliersArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education44%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Williers
WilliersArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1513%16%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–445%22%23%
45–6450%27%26%
65+23%25%22%
No diploma9.4%30%19%
CAP or BEP22%28%26%
Baccalauréat16%16%18%
Higher education44%17%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Williers are out of work than in Ardennes’ towns or across compared French towns: 5.6%

On this, Williers is below both Ardennes’ towns (18.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Williers has 0 jobs for 0 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
Public transport12%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Williers, 0.2 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Williers costs less than in Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.13/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Williers comes below both Ardennes’ towns (€8.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.13/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Williers€7.13/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€7.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.84 to €8.71/m² a month)
€7.36/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 Williers

11pages on Williers

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Williers

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

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Williers’ 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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CarignanSedanCarignanSedanWilliers
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Williers39—————
Carignan2,6806.9CA+C+D
Sedan16,66717DADD

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

About Williers

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Williers is a commune of 39 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes du Luxembourg. 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
39 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Portes du Luxembourg
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
0.9 sq mi (2.3 km²)
INSEE code
08501

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.