Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 130 in Aube, Grand Est.
Bourdenay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Bourdenay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bourdenay: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1959.
31% 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 Bourdenay.
Aged 15 to 24: 4.6% of residents. Children under 15 make up 18%, above Aube’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up 10% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Bourdenay | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 18% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 10% | 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 prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 14.3%, near Aube’s towns (14.6%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 8.3% of working residents in Bourdenay 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.
House rents are put at about €8.09/m² a month. The market in Bourdenay: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bourdenay 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 Bourdenay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourdenay | 130 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nogent-sur-Seine | 5,537 | 10 | C− | B+ | C | C |
| Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis | 3,236 | 11 | C+ | A+ | B | D |
| Romilly-sur-Seine | 14,959 | 12 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Villenauxe-la-Grande | 2,605 | 16 | C | A | C− | D− |
| Saint-Clément Yonne | 2,849 | 17 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B |
| Sens Yonne | 27,106 | 18 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Bourdenay is a commune of 130 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Orvin et de l'Ardusson. 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 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.