Chaource has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 1.2 jobs per working resident; 15.5% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 28% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Chaource 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 Chaource.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Chaource than in Aube’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.99/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €6.46/m² a month. 18 houses and apartments changed hands in Chaource from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 94% of what sold.
€7.99/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Chaource€7.99/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aube median€10.07/m²
€7.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.30 to €10.14/m² a month)
€6.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,110
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Chaourçois et du Val d'Armance
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Chaource has a higher adjusted death rate than four in five compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Chaource. Adjusted mortality in the town: 102 deaths for every 100 expected. 191 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 144: 32% above. The nearest emergency department to Chaource is Centre hospitalier de Troyes, 15.5 mi away.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw132
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Chaource · 1.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Troyes
15.5 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
An older town: 29% of people in Chaource are 65 or over, more than in Aube’s towns and across compared French towns
17% of adults hold a degree, below Aube’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Children are 16% of the town. The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%.
49.3median age
ChaourceAube medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
For jobs & income, Chaource gets a C−
At the census, just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment stood at 15.5%, near Aube’s towns (14.6%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,930 a year per consumption unit.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot10%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
450
jobs based in Chaource, 1.2 per working resident
15.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,930
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 68% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chaource
Is Chaource safe?
Chaource has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 13.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
About Chaource
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Chaource is a commune of 1,011 people in the Communauté de communes du Chaourçois et du Val d'Armance. 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
1,011 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Chaourçois et du Val d'Armance
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.
