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34 people call this town in Aube, Grand Est home.
At under 1,000 residents, Bailly-le-Franc is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just over a fifth of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 34% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Bailly-le-Franc does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bailly-le-Franc; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bailly-le-Franc.
People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, above both Aube’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). 6.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24. The median resident of Bailly-le-Franc is 54 years old.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Bailly-le-Franc | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.4% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 0% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 50% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 3.8% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 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 oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bailly-le-Franc; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The census found nearly one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 27.3% of working residents in Bailly-le-Franc didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Bailly-le-Franc from July 2023 to June 2026: 3 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Bailly-le-Franc. Best known first.
Bailly-le-Franc has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bailly-le-Franc 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailly-le-Franc | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brienne-le-Château | 2,672 | 11 | B− | A+ | D | D |
| Wassy Haute-Marne | 2,771 | 13 | C+ | A+ | D | C− |
| Vitry-le-François Marne | 10,996 | 14 | C | A | D | C |
| Saint-Dizier Haute-Marne | 22,858 | 16 | C− | B+ | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Bailly-le-Franc is a commune of 34 people in the Communauté de communes des Lacs de Champagne. 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.