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A town of 290 in Aube, Grand Est.

Population

290

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.46

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,120

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Arsonval a good place to live?

Arsonval is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église · Inscrit · Photo: Gérard Janot · CC BY-SA 3.0

Arsonval’s story

Arsonval in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Arsonval, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Armand Nicolas Wouillemont de Vivier, born in 1753, is the one person born in Arsonval before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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Nearby attractions

Musée Loukine and 47 more in and around Arsonval

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Arsonval. Best known first.

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MuseumMuseumMusée Loukinein town Theme parkTheme parkNigloland2.7 km west, in Dolancourt AttractionAttractionAlpina Blitz2.5 km west, in Dolancourt AttractionAttractionKrampus Expedition2.6 km west, in Dolancourt AttractionAttractionSpatiale Experience2.4 km west, in Dolancourt AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye du Val-des-Vignes3 km southeast, in Ailleville

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arsonval.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Arsonval than in Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15

In the comparison, Arsonval comes below both Aube’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 27% of the town.

51.5median age

ArsonvalAube medianFrance median

Aube medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

27%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Arsonval
	Arsonval	Aube median	France median
Under 15	13%	17%	17%
15–24	10%	11%	11%
25–44	22%	22%	23%
45–64	29%	24%	26%
65+	27%	25%	22%
No diploma	22%	28%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	16%	18%
Higher education	21%	23%	30%

Full pageArsonval’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages51.5 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households140 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad5.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Arsonval?”

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

History

Arsonval keeps more of its old housing than Aube or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919

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

For Arsonval, that is above both Aube’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Arsonval, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

12th c.

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

Full pageArsonval’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes25% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Arsonval?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Arsonval are out of work than in Aube’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.1%

Arsonval sits below both Aube’s towns (14.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Arsonval has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 2.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving96%

On foot1%

Public transport1%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Arsonval, 0.3 per working resident

7.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,120

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageArsonval’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,120 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Arsonval than in Aube’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.46/m² a month

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

That puts Arsonval below both Aube’s towns (€10.07/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.46/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Arsonval€8.46/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Aube median€10.07/m²

€8.46/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.63 to €10.80/m² a month)

€6.67/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageArsonval’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.46/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Arsonval

12pages on Arsonval

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing15 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors16% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.5 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

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Classé

Pont dit "Pont romain sur le Landion"Bridge · Antiquity · in Spoy, 3.1 mi

Classé

Prieuré (ancien)Priory · 16th–18th c. · in Bar-sur-Aube, 3.6 mi

Classé

Abbaye de Clairvaux (ancienne)Abbey · 16th c. · in Colombé-le-Sec, 6.3 mi

Classé

Église Saint-LaurentChurch · 16th c. · in Soulaines-Dhuys, 8.5 mi

Famous people from Arsonval

One notable person was born in Arsonval.

Their page →

Armand Nicolas Wouillemont de VivierFrench aristocrat (1753–1846)

Arsonval’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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Bar-sur-AubeBrienne-le-ChâteauBar-sur-SeineArsonval

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Arsonval	290	—	—	—	—	—
Bar-sur-Aube	4,665	3.6	B⁻	A⁺	C⁻	A⁻
Brienne-le-Château	2,672	10	B⁻	A⁺	D	D
Bar-sur-Seine	2,858	16	C⁻	A⁺	C⁻	D⁻

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

About Arsonval

Commune in Aube, Grand Est

Arsonval is a commune of 290 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

Population: 290 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Région de Bar-sur-Aube
Département: Aube (10)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 2.9 sq mi (7.6 km²)
INSEE code: 10012

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 October 30, 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.