Ardennes: population, economy and official figures

Ardennes is a department in Grand Est, France. Ardennes had 262,992 residents on 1 January 2025, 4.7% of Grand Est and 0.38% of France; 81st largest of 101 departments in France.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Ardennes: GDP per person was 29,400 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 74% of the EU average (98% for France); 62nd highest of 101 departments in France.
• Education in Ardennes: 2,532 pupils in 38 colleges in Ardennes sat the general series of the diplôme national du brevet (DNB) in 2025; 5 of those colleges were private schools under contract, which entered 16% of candidates (France: 22%).
• Poverty and living standards in Ardennes: On poverty, Ardennes ranked 12th highest of 97 departements in 2023: 19.9% of residents lived on less than 60% of the national median living standard, against 15.9% in metropolitan France.
• Government budget and revenue in Ardennes: The departmental council of Ardennes spent €403.47 million in 2025, or €1,477 per resident, 16th highest of 94 departmental councils (average €1,260).
• Government and politics in Ardennes: Noël Bourgeois has been president of the departmental council of Ardennes since 1 July 2021, according to the national register of elected officials.

Figures come from France's own official statistics and from Eurostat's regional statistics for NUTS 3 areas. Comparisons with the EU average use purchasing power standards (PPS), which adjust for price differences.

Other departments in Grand Est

• Bas-Rhin 1,170,953
• Moselle 1,050,255
• Haut-Rhin 770,773
• Meurthe-et-Moselle 730,103
• Marne 558,750
• Vosges 353,506
• Aube 308,734
• Meuse 178,205
• Haute-Marne 165,884

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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjangrp3: Population on 1 January (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4c748d3cba3a…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_d3dens: Population density, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f4b59fe9d121…)
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