With a C overall, Arcis-sur-Aube is better than 28% of compared French towns and ranks #11 of 20 in Aube. Its weakest subject is schools — brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Add walkability to its strengths (A) — 91% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Arcis-sur-Aube with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arcis-sur-Aube.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Arcis-sur-Aube than in Aube’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.41/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,053/m², below Aube’s towns (€1,721/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Houses made up 87% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. 93 houses and apartments changed hands in Arcis-sur-Aube from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,053/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Arcis-sur-Aube€1,053/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aube median€1,721/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,125/m²
81
€8.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.78 to €10.43/m² a month)
2.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,270
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes d'Arcis, Mailly, Ramerupt
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Arcis-sur-Aube, 17.8%, runs above Aube’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income was €23,230 a year per consumption unit, close to Aube’s towns (€23,470) and below compared French towns (€25,970). For its 950 residents in work, Arcis-sur-Aube has 1,450 jobs: 1.5 each. No commute at all: 4.7% of working residents in the town at the census.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot10%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
1,450
jobs based in Arcis-sur-Aube, 1.5 per working resident
17.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Arcis-sur-Aube is 17.9 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Aube, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.2 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 4 GPs practise in Arcis-sur-Aube. Adjusted for age and care homes, Arcis-sur-Aube records 103 deaths per 100 expected, above both Aube’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 384 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 504, 31% more.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw131
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Arcis-sur-Aube · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
17.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Troyes
17.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Troyes
84.2 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aube, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Arcis-sur-Aube sees more crime per resident than 83% of compared French towns
Violence against people averaged 13.3 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 17.6. In all, 69 offenses reached the police record in Arcis-sur-Aube in 2025. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
13.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage22
Family violence18
Burglary12
Other physical violence10
Sexual violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud21
Theft without violence13
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
13.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
69
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (2.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Arcis-sur-Aube hold a degree than in Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 15%
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. The age that splits Arcis-sur-Aube in two is 46. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents.
46median age
Arcis-sur-AubeAube medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma33%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
2 historic monuments in Arcis-sur-Aube, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total, higher than both Aube’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Arcis-sur-Aube
Is Arcis-sur-Aube safe?
It grades C− for safety, #13 of 20 in Aube. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 22 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Arcis-sur-Aube good?
They grade D, better than 14% of compared French towns and #15 of 18 in Aube. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Arcis-sur-Aube expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Arcis-sur-Aube grades A+ for cost of living.
About Arcis-sur-Aube
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Arcis-sur-Aube is a commune of 2,785 people in the Communauté de communes d'Arcis, Mailly, Ramerupt. 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
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.
