Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 176 people, lies in Aube, Grand Est.
There are no grades for Arrentières: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 10% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Arrentières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Arrentières; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arrentières.
Among adults, 21% have a degree. 32% of residents are 65 or over, above both Aube’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Arrentières has a median age of 51.8.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Arrentières | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 13th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Arrentières; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per resident in work, Arrentières counts 0.8 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). Median disposable income comes to €27,250 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 1.3% of working residents locally at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Arrentières, 88.9% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Aube’s towns (91.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 3 mi away. At the general lycée, 93% of 107 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gaston BachelardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 94 | 72%−11 pts |
| Lycée Polyvalent Gaston BachelardNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 107 | 93%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in Arrentières.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Arrentières. Best known first.
Arrentières has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château d'Arrentières: Photo: Paraphernalia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arrentières yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrentières | 176 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bar-sur-Aube | 4,665 | 2.7 | B− | A+ | C− | A− |
| Brienne-le-Château | 2,672 | 13 | B− | A+ | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Arrentières is a commune of 176 people in the Communauté de communes de la Région de Bar-sur-Aube. 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
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.