Saint-Lyé, #1 on this list · Photo: G.Garitan (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Aube · 2026

Best places to live in Aube

Saint-Lyé ranks first of 20 ranked towns of 2,500 or more in Aube, and #167 of 3,798 French towns. 1 of the 20 grade A− or better; scores run from 71.1 down to 31.9.

The overall score, sorted within the département; the letter compares each town with every French town of 2,500+, and its rank among French towns sits beside it. How grades work

Saint-Lyé

2,956 people

A⁺

Score 71.1·#167 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A, health A⁻·lowest: walkability D

Les Noës-près-Troyes

3,261 people

Score 51.9·#1,564 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: walkability A⁺, safety A·lowest: jobs & income D⁻

Brienne-le-Château

2,672 people

B⁻

Score 49.6·#1,815 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability A·lowest: safety D

All 20 towns, ranked

By overall score against French towns; ranks are within the département, and each French rank links to the national list.

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20 towns

#TownScoreGrade · French rankWhat drives it

1Saint-Lyé2,956 people71.1top 4.4%A⁺#167 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, health A⁻·lowest: walkability D

2Les Noës-près-Troyes3,261 people51.9top 41.2%B#1,564 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, safety A·lowest: jobs & income D⁻

3Brienne-le-Château2,672 people49.6top 47.8%B⁻#1,815 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability A·lowest: safety D

4Bar-sur-Aube4,665 people48.8bottom 49.6%B⁻#1,914 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability A·lowest: schools D

5Rosières-près-Troyes4,840 people47.0bottom 44.8%C⁺#2,098 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A⁻, walkability A⁻·lowest: schools C⁻

6La Rivière-de-Corps3,692 people46.8bottom 44.3%C⁺#2,116 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, jobs & income B⁺·lowest: schools D

7Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis3,236 people46.4bottom 43.4%C⁺#2,152 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, safety B·lowest: health D

8Bréviandes3,219 people46.2bottom 42.9%C⁺#2,170 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety B⁺, walkability B·lowest: schools C

9Saint-André-les-Vergers12,806 people42.3bottom 32.8%C#2,554 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, health B·lowest: schools D

10Sainte-Savine10,289 people41.1bottom 30.1%C#2,656 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, health B·lowest: schools D

11Arcis-sur-Aube2,785 people40.5bottom 27.9%C#2,737 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability A·lowest: schools D

12Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres3,223 people39.9bottom 26.6%C#2,788 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A⁻, walkability A⁻·lowest: schools C⁻

13Villenauxe-la-Grande2,605 people39.8bottom 26.5%C#2,793 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A⁻·lowest: health D⁻

14Pont-Sainte-Marie5,249 people38.0bottom 21.9%C⁻#2,965 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, health B⁻·lowest: schools C⁻

15Saint-Julien-les-Villas6,760 people37.9bottom 21.6%C⁻#2,978 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, health B⁻·lowest: schools D

16Nogent-sur-Seine5,537 people37.4bottom 20.9%C⁻#3,003 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B⁺·lowest: schools D⁻

17La Chapelle-Saint-Luc12,648 people36.6bottom 19.3%C⁻#3,065 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B⁺·lowest: health D

18Bar-sur-Seine2,858 people36.0bottom 17.8%C⁻#3,121 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability A⁻·lowest: health D⁻

19Romilly-sur-Seine14,959 people35.0bottom 15.7%C⁻#3,203 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B⁺·lowest: jobs & income D

20Troyes62,088 people31.9bottom 10.3%D#3,407 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, cost of living B⁻·lowest: safety D

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the best place to live in Aube?

Saint-Lyé ranks first of 20 graded towns of 2,500 or more: safety (A) and health (A−) are its strongest grades; walkability (D) is its lowest. Les Noës-près-Troyes and Brienne-le-Château follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Aube, where five or more have an overall grade.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers places of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Smaller places, and towns missing figures the overall grade needs, show their grades on their own pages; every commune is listed on the Aube page.

Photos: Saint-Lyé, G.Garitan (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Les Noës-près-Troyes, Hg marigny (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Brienne-le-Château, Hg marigny (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #70 of November 9, 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.