Bar-sur-Seine grades low on several counts. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The town ranks #18 of 20 in Aube, with a C− overall. Nationally, it does better than 18% of compared French towns. Its best grade is for cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are weaker too (D): bac results 5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 8 points below the expected rate.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bar-sur-Seine with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bar-sur-Seine.
HousingCost of living A+
Buying in Bar-sur-Seine costs less than in Aube’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €977/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €8.37/m² a month, below Aube’s towns (€10.07/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Houses were nearly three quarters of what sold. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.60/m² a month.
€977/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bar-sur-Seine€977/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aube median€1,721/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,091/m²
53
€8.37/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.55 to €10.69/m² a month)
2.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.60/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,960
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Barséquanais en Champagne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Bar-sur-Seine is rich in protected monuments: 21 per 10,000 residents, more than Aube’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Bar-sur-Seine is Chapelle d'Avalleur. This Aube town has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 4 inscrit, the second level. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 13%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth D−
Allowing for age and care homes, Bar-sur-Seine sees more deaths than Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 117 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
6 GPs practise in Bar-sur-Seine. The nearest emergency department to Bar-sur-Seine is Antenne Smur de Bar Sur Aube, 17.4 mi away. 805 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 473: 70% above. Average lifespans in Aube: 84.2 years for women, 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
+17%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw170
Adjusted117
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Bar-sur-Seine · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
17.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne Smur de Bar Sur Aube
18.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Troyes
84.2 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aube, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Bar-sur-Seine sees more crime than 85% of compared French towns
With 1,950 jobs for 950 working residents, Bar-sur-Seine draws people in from neighbouring communes. Violence against people averaged 13.7 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 17.9. Police and gendarmerie figures for Bar-sur-Seine show 102 offenses in 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Bar-sur-Seine (2025).
13.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage42
Other physical violence28
Family violence14
Burglary12
Sexual violence6
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence19
Fraud18
Drug use8
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
13.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
102
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 3.9% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Bar-sur-Seine has higher unemployment than Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 18.9%
The median disposable income is €21,260 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 5.4% of working residents in Bar-sur-Seine at the census.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot12%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
1,950
jobs based in Bar-sur-Seine, 2 per working resident
18.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 76% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Bar-sur-Seine hold a degree than in Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 13%
Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, higher than both Aube’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Bar-sur-Seine in two is 48.1.
48.1median age
Bar-sur-SeineAube medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma43%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education13%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
église Saint-Étienne: Photo: François Collard · CC BY 3.0 · Château des comtes de Bar (ancien): Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison en pans de bois du 16s: Photo: Philippesalv · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Porte de Châtillon: Photo: Philippesalv · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bar-sur-Seine
Is Bar-sur-Seine safe?
It grades C− for safety, #17 of 20 in Aube. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 42 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bar-sur-Seine good?
They grade D, better than 10% of compared French towns and #16 of 18 in Aube. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bar-sur-Seine expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bar-sur-Seine grades A+ for cost of living.
About Bar-sur-Seine
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Bar-sur-Seine is a commune of 2,858 people in the Communauté de communes du Barséquanais en 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
2,858 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Barséquanais en Champagne
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.
