Ardennes.
Every town in the department ranked on each criterion, ready to be reused. Each town is compared with French towns of the same size tier — a market town is never measured against a major city. Free to reuse, including commercially, on the sole condition that you credit La Grande Carte with a link to this page.
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Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Givet | Small cities | 6,356 | 1 / 5 | 556 / 1747 |
| Revin | Small cities | 5,795 | 2 / 5 | 582 / 1747 |
| Nouzonville | Small cities | 5,548 | 3 / 5 | 902 / 1747 |
| Sedan | Small cities | 16,727 | 4 / 5 | 1558 / 1747 |
| Charleville-Mézières | Mid-size cities | 45,634 | 1 / 1 | 429 / 470 |
| Rethel | Small cities | 7,435 | 5 / 5 | 1642 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Safest cities.
Best environmental quality.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Givet | Small cities | 6,356 | 1 / 5 | 260 / 1747 |
| Revin | Small cities | 5,795 | 2 / 5 | 276 / 1747 |
| Nouzonville | Small cities | 5,548 | 3 / 5 | 659 / 1747 |
| Sedan | Small cities | 16,727 | 4 / 5 | 791 / 1747 |
| Charleville-Mézières | Mid-size cities | 45,634 | 1 / 1 | 231 / 470 |
| Rethel | Small cities | 7,435 | 5 / 5 | 1471 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.
Best cities for health.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rethel | Small cities | 7,435 | 1 / 5 | 239 / 1747 |
| Charleville-Mézières | Mid-size cities | 45,634 | 1 / 1 | 90 / 470 |
| Sedan | Small cities | 16,727 | 2 / 5 | 343 / 1747 |
| Nouzonville | Small cities | 5,548 | 3 / 5 | 897 / 1747 |
| Givet | Small cities | 6,356 | 4 / 5 | 942 / 1747 |
| Revin | Small cities | 5,795 | 5 / 5 | 1340 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best cities for health.
Best cities for families.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Givet | Small cities | 6,356 | 1 / 5 | 159 / 1747 |
| Charleville-Mézières | Mid-size cities | 45,634 | 1 / 1 | 182 / 470 |
| Rethel | Small cities | 7,435 | 2 / 5 | 834 / 1747 |
| Revin | Small cities | 5,795 | 3 / 5 | 856 / 1747 |
| Sedan | Small cities | 16,727 | 4 / 5 | 1071 / 1747 |
| Nouzonville | Small cities | 5,548 | 5 / 5 | 1117 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best cities for families.
Most dynamic cities.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rethel | Small cities | 7,435 | 1 / 5 | 1076 / 1747 |
| Revin | Small cities | 5,795 | 2 / 5 | 1615 / 1747 |
| Charleville-Mézières | Mid-size cities | 45,634 | 1 / 1 | 448 / 470 |
| Sedan | Small cities | 16,727 | 3 / 5 | 1697 / 1747 |
| Givet | Small cities | 6,356 | 4 / 5 | 1706 / 1747 |
| Nouzonville | Small cities | 5,548 | 5 / 5 | 1714 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.
Best quality of life.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Givet | Small cities | 6,356 | 1 / 5 | 263 / 1747 |
| Charleville-Mézières | Mid-size cities | 45,634 | 1 / 1 | 195 / 470 |
| Rethel | Small cities | 7,435 | 2 / 5 | 1079 / 1747 |
| Revin | Small cities | 5,795 | 3 / 5 | 1140 / 1747 |
| Sedan | Small cities | 16,727 | 4 / 5 | 1418 / 1747 |
| Nouzonville | Small cities | 5,548 | 5 / 5 | 1551 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best quality of life.
Best-managed municipalities.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rethel | Small cities | 7,435 | 1 / 5 | 227 / 1747 |
| Givet | Small cities | 6,356 | 2 / 5 | 1284 / 1747 |
| Revin | Small cities | 5,795 | 3 / 5 | 1301 / 1747 |
| Nouzonville | Small cities | 5,548 | 4 / 5 | 1378 / 1747 |
| Charleville-Mézières | Mid-size cities | 45,634 | 1 / 1 | 377 / 470 |
| Sedan | Small cities | 16,727 | 5 / 5 | 1497 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.
Preserved nature & environment.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nouzonville | Small cities | 5,548 | 1 / 5 | 69 / 1747 |
| Revin | Small cities | 5,795 | 2 / 5 | 76 / 1747 |
| Charleville-Mézières | Mid-size cities | 45,634 | 1 / 1 | 40 / 470 |
| Givet | Small cities | 6,356 | 3 / 5 | 169 / 1747 |
| Sedan | Small cities | 16,727 | 4 / 5 | 829 / 1747 |
| Rethel | Small cities | 7,435 | 5 / 5 | 1664 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.
What these tables say — and what they don’t.
- Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
- Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
- A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
- This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
- Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.
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