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Sainte-VaubourgArdennes

79 residents make their home in this town in Ardennes, Grand Est.

Population
79
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€7.94
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
18%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Sainte-Vaubourg a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Sainte-Vaubourg is too small for the grades other French towns get. Over-65s are 30% of the population.

What makes Sainte-Vaubourg stand out

The one thing Sainte-Vaubourg does most differently from other towns.

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30%22%Sainte-Vaubo…MedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
30% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 55.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Notre-Dame (anciennement église Saint-Juvin)
Église Notre-Dame (anciennement église Saint-Juvin) · Classé · Photo: NEUVENS Francis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sainte-Vaubourg’s story

Sainte-Vaubourg in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Sainte-Vaubourg counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1862First protected: Église Notre-Dame (anciennement église Saint-Juvin)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Vaubourg.

Who lives here

Few people in Sainte-Vaubourg are 15 to 24: 5.1%, fewer than in Ardennes’ towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Ardennes’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up a quarter of adults. The age that splits Sainte-Vaubourg in two is 55.5.

55.5median age
Sainte-VaubourgArdennes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sainte-Vaubourg
Sainte-VaubourgArdennes medianFrance median
Under 1520%16%17%
15–245.1%10%11%
25–4418%22%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+30%25%22%
No diploma20%30%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat14%16%18%
Higher education25%17%30%
Full pageSainte-Vaubourg’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page
Ages55.5 median age · 30% are 65 or overHouseholds30 households · 2.3 people per householdBorn abroad1.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Sainte-Vaubourg?”

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

History

Sainte-Vaubourg keeps more of its old housing than Ardennes’ towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The protected list starts in the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Sainte-Vaubourg is Église Notre-Dame (anciennement église Saint-Juvin).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1862
first monument protected
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Age of homes21% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Sainte-Vaubourg?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Sainte-Vaubourg has 0.5 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

17.9% of Sainte-Vaubourg’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 79% drove.

18%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
On foot14%
Bicycle4%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Sainte-Vaubourg, 0.5 per working resident
0.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
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Getting to work18% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here0.5 per working resident

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

Schools

85.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

General-bac pupils go 6.6 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 0.8 mi off.

85.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Sainte-Vaubourg85.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Éva ThoméNearest collègeCollègeCollège6885%±0 pts
85.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, ±0 pts against the expected rate
0.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
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Collèges85.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Sainte-Vaubourg is €7.94/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €6.70/m² a month. Sales in Sainte-Vaubourg from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments.

€7.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sainte-Vaubourg€7.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ardennes median€8.19/m²
€7.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.42 to €9.84/m² a month)
€6.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
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Renting€7.94/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Palais de Charlemagne and 2 more in and around Sainte-Vaubourg

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Sainte-Vaubourg. Best known first.

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Historic houseHistoric housePalais de Charlemagne2 km northwest, in AttignyChâteauChâteauFerme fortifiée de Charbogne4.4 km north, in CharbogneAttractionAttractionLavoir de Roche2.9 km east, in Chuffilly-Roche
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Vaubourg

13pages on Sainte-Vaubourg
The big questions
SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 kmHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.8 mi awayHousing2 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute0 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 55.5History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

Sainte-Vaubourg has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Église Notre-Dame (anciennement église Saint-Juvin)Church · 16th & 17th c.
Classé
Palais de Charlemagne ou DomePublic building · 16th & 18th c. · in Attigny, 1.2 mi
Classé
Église Saint-WaastChurch · 12th & 15th c. · in Rilly-sur-Aisne, 2.6 mi
Classé
Église Sainte-CatherineChurch · 12th & 16th c. · in Alland'Huy-et-Sausseuil, 3.8 mi
Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame (anciennement église Saint-Juvin): Photo: NEUVENS Francis · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Sainte-Vaubourg

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Sainte-Vaubourg as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Sainte-Vaubourg’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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VouziersRethelVouziersRethelSainte-Vaubourg
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sainte-Vaubourg79—————
Vouziers3,8256.3C−A+D−C
Rethel7,44410C−A−DC+

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

About Sainte-Vaubourg

Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est

Sainte-Vaubourg is a commune of 79 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
79 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Crêtes Préardennaises
Département
Ardennes (08)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.7 sq mi (6.9 km²)
INSEE code
08398

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 November 4, 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.