12% of households are couples with children, below 97% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 4%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. 25% of households have no car, or about one in four. With a median age of 50.8, Bar-sur-Aube is older than 86% of compared French towns. There were 2,370 households here at the 2023 Census, home to 4,665 residents.
Throughout this page, the Aube median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Bar-sur-Aube
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bar-sur-Aube had 5,145 residents at the 2012 census and 4,665 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Bar-sur-Aube’s households are one person: higher than in 93% of compared French towns; 38% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Social housing
35% of households rent from a social landlord (HLM), 22% rent privately and 38% own their home. Homes & cars ↓
Empty homes
The census found 420 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A −9% change since 2012: slower than 96% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Aube town +2%.
Above 88% of compared French towns: 31% of residents are 65 or over
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Bar-sur-Aube 50.8. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Bar-sur-Aube has 10%. Against that, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
50% of households are one person living alone, a share 93% of compared French towns don’t reach
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Aube median and the France median
Living alone · share
By its share of single-parent households (11%), Bar-sur-Aube is above 63% of compared French towns. Each household has 1.9 people on average. In the typical compared French town, one-person households come to 35%.
Above 96% of compared French towns: 35% of households rent social housing (HLM)
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town, against 50% in Bar-sur-Aube. The usual figure: 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. For Bar-sur-Aube, the census puts empty homes at 14%. Higher than in three quarters of compared French towns: 4.7% of homes are second homes.
Median living standard: €21,430 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Half of Bar-sur-Aube’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €21,430 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 92% of compared French towns. As for poverty, 26.0% of residents are below the line.
Bar-sur-Aube ranks above 78% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 38%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a manual worker: 17%, above 70% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, households headed by a retired person come to 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
15% of residents are immigrants, a share 84% of compared French towns don’t reach
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
By its share of foreign nationals (12%), Bar-sur-Aube is above 87% of compared French towns. The median compared commune in Aube has 9.2%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 84% of compared French towns. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents: 34%, a lower share than 92% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Where 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, Bar-sur-Aube has 32%. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Above 98% of compared French towns: 35% of adults out of school have no qualification
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
In Bar-sur-Aube, 18% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, beside 30% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 9th oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Auzeville-Tolosane (30.5), the oldest La Tremblade (62.9).
A younger town than 1 of the 2 around it: Bar-sur-Aube
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar-sur-Aube | 50.8 | 31% | 4.7% | 15% |
| Brienne-le-Château 2,672 · 13.7 mi | 53.3 | 32% | 2.3% | 2.5% |
| Bar-sur-Seine 2,858 · 17.1 mi | 48.1 | 28% | 1.8% | 6.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Bar-sur-Aube
What is the population of Bar-sur-Aube?
4,665 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (5,145).
How old are Bar-sur-Aube’s residents?
The median age is 50.8, older than 86% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bar-sur-Aube?
140, with occasional dwellings: 4.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bar-sur-Aube?
INSEE counts 680 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 15% of residents, and 570 foreign nationals (12%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bar-sur-Aube?
€21,430 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 26.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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