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A town of 360 in Aube, Grand Est.

Is Chappes a good place to live?

Chappes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Loup
Église Saint-Loup · Classé · Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chappes’ story

Chappes in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chappes: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1840First protected: Église Saint-Loup
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chappes.

History

Chappes keeps more of its old housing than Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Chappes is Église Saint-Loup.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

1840
first monument protected
24%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

A town of families: 19% of people in Chappes are under 15, more than in Aube’s towns and across compared French towns

Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults, higher than Aube’s towns (23%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. 21% of residents have reached 65.

43.5median age
ChappesAube medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chappes
ChappesAube medianFrance median
Under 1519%17%17%
15–249.6%11%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6426%24%26%
65+21%25%22%
No diploma24%28%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%16%18%
Higher education26%23%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Chappes are out of work than in Aube’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.9%

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,560 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 0.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Aube’s towns (15.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Chappes, 0.1 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Chappes is €11.55/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 11 homes were sold in Chappes. House rents are put at about €7.52/m² a month.

€11.55/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chappes€11.55/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aube median€10.07/m²
€11.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.31 to €14.35/m² a month)
€7.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Manoir des Tourelles and 2 more in and around Chappes

Heritage in and near Chappes. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chappes

12pages on Chappes

Landmarks

Chappes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Loup: Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Chappes

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chappes yet.

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Chappes’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Aube →
Bar-sur-SeineBréviandesSaint-Julien-les-VillasRosières-près-TroyesSaint-Parres-aux-TertresSaint-André-les-VergersBar-sur-SeineBréviandesSaint-Julien-les-VillasRosières-près-TroyesSaint-Parres-aux-TertresSaint-André-les-VergersChappes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chappes360—————
Bar-sur-Seine2,8586.9C−A+C−D−
Bréviandes3,2199.5C+C+B+B−
Saint-Julien-les-Villas6,76010C−CC+B−
Rosières-près-Troyes4,84011C+C−B−A−
Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres3,22311CCC−B−
Saint-André-les-Vergers12,80612CCBB

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Chappes

Commune in Aube, Grand Est

Chappes is a commune of 360 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

Population
360 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Barséquanais en Champagne
Département
Aube (10)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.7 sq mi (9.7 km²)
INSEE code
10083

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.