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A town of 56 in Aube, Grand Est.

Is Balignicourt a good place to live?

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

Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul
Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul · Classé · Photo: Sminiou · CC BY-SA 3.0
Balignicourt’s story

Balignicourt in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Balignicourt counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1984First protected: Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Balignicourt.

History

Old homes shape Balignicourt: 33% were built before 1919, more than in both Aube’s towns and compared French towns

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Balignicourt is Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul. On the Culture ministry’s list, Balignicourt counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1984
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Balignicourt are 15 to 24: 7%, fewer than in both Aube’s towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. 21% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Aube’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up just over a third of adults.

52.5median age
BalignicourtAube medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma30%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat11%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

56% women, 44% men

About 78 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Balignicourt
BalignicourtAube medianFrance median
Under 1514%17%17%
15–247%11%11%
25–4419%22%23%
45–6439%24%26%
65+21%25%22%
No diploma30%28%19%
CAP or BEP22%26%26%
Baccalauréat11%16%18%
Higher education35%23%30%

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

Work & commute

0% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work

Unemployment stood at 10.3%, below Aube’s towns (14.6%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Balignicourt: 50, for 50 residents in work (1 each).

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving74%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Balignicourt, 1 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
26%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Balignicourt costs less than in both Aube’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.91/m² a month

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

1 houses and apartments changed hands in Balignicourt from July 2023 to June 2026.

€6.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Balignicourt€6.91/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aube median€10.07/m²
€6.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.50 to €8.69/m² a month)
€7.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Balignicourt

11pages on Balignicourt

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Balignicourt counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul: Photo: Sminiou · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Balignicourt

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

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Balignicourt’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Aube →
Brienne-le-ChâteauArcis-sur-AubeVitry-le-FrançoisBrienne-le-ChâteauArcis-sur-AubeVitry-le-FrançoisBalignicourt
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Balignicourt56—————
Brienne-le-Château2,6729.1B−A+DD
Arcis-sur-Aube2,78515CA+C−C−
Vitry-le-François Marne10,99616CADC

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

About Balignicourt

Commune in Aube, Grand Est

Balignicourt is a commune of 56 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

Population
56 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Lacs de Champagne
Département
Aube (10)
Région
Grand Est
Area
5 sq mi (13 km²)
INSEE code
10027

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.