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With 57 residents, it is a town in Aube, Grand Est.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Bouy-sur-Orvin has none. Second homes make up 17% of its housing. It skews young: only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Bouy-sur-Orvin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bouy-sur-Orvin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit "la Pierre au Coq", in Soligny-les-Étangs, 2.1 mi away.
52% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bouy-sur-Orvin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bouy-sur-Orvin.
People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, below both Aube’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults. Also worth knowing: half the people of Bouy-sur-Orvin are older than 39.8.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Bouy-sur-Orvin | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 34% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes
11.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below Aube’s towns (14.6%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 12.1% of commuters at the census.
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Bouy-sur-Orvin as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Bouy-sur-Orvin is a commune of 57 people in the Communauté de communes du Nogentais. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouy-sur-Orvin | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nogent-sur-Seine | 5,537 | 5.6 | C− | B+ | C | C |
| Romilly-sur-Seine | 14,959 | 13 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Villenauxe-la-Grande | 2,605 | 13 | C | A | C− | D− |
| Provins Seine-et-Marne | 11,632 | 14 | D | C | D | C |
| Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis | 3,236 | 16 | C+ | A+ | B | D |
| Pont-sur-Yonne Yonne | 3,391 | 16 | C | B+ | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 4, 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.