Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 490 in Aube, Grand Est.
Celles-sur-Ource is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Celles-sur-Ource does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Celles-sur-Ource as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de chemin dite "croix curé ", in Polisy, 1.6 mi away.
32% 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 Celles-sur-Ource.
Degrees are held by 23% of adults, about level with Aube’s towns (23%) and below compared French towns (30%). The median resident of Celles-sur-Ource is 45.4 years old. Under-15s account for 17% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Celles-sur-Ource | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 7.0% are unemployed. Per resident in work, Celles-sur-Ource counts 1.3 jobs (300 jobs, 250 workers). No commute at all: 15.1% of working residents locally at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 2.7 mi away. General-bac pupils go 16.9 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul PortierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 129 | 79%−8 pts |
| Lycée professionnel du Val MoréNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 65 | 80%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Celles-sur-Ource recorded 14 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Celles-sur-Ource. Best known first.
MuseumCommanderie d'Avalleur4.5 km northwest, in Bar-sur-SeineChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bar-sur-Seine4.6 km northwest, in Bar-sur-SeineChâteauChâteauChâteau de Polisy2.1 km southwest, in PolisyChâteauChâteauDomaine de Villeneuve2.7 km northwest, in Bar-sur-SeineFortFortPorte de Châtillon4.1 km northwest, in Bar-sur-SeinePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Celles-sur-Ource is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Celles-sur-Ource 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celles-sur-Ource | 490 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bar-sur-Seine | 2,858 | 3 | C− | A+ | C− | D− |
| Châtillon-sur-Seine Côte-d'Or | 5,443 | 17 | A | A+ | C+ | B |
| Bar-sur-Aube | 4,665 | 18 | B− | A+ | C− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Celles-sur-Ource is a commune of 490 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
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.