Charmont-sous-Barbuise’s strongest subject is cost of living — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 30% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is strong on health as well: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Charmont-sous-Barbuise has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Charmont-sous-Barbuise 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Église Saint-Symphorien · Classé · Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0
Charmont-sous-Barbuise’s story
Charmont-sous-Barbuise in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Charmont-sous-Barbuise counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1928First protected: Église Saint-Symphorien
1972Most recently protected: Église de Fontaine-Luyères
On the Culture ministry’s list, Charmont-sous-Barbuise counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Charmont-sous-Barbuise run below what its ages would predict: 71 per 100 expected, fewer than Aube’s towns or compared French towns
−29%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in Charmont-sous-Barbuise. The nearest emergency department to Charmont-sous-Barbuise is Centre hospitalier de Troyes, 10.2 mi away. 57 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 80: 29% below. In Aube, women can expect to live 84.2 years and men 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw71
Adjusted71
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Charmont-sous-Barbuise · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Troyes
10.2 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
Charmont-sous-Barbuise has fewer young adults than Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3% are 15 to 24
42.5median age
Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Aube’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 18% of the population. Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
Charmont-sous-BarbuiseAube medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
18%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Charmont-sous-Barbuise: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Aube’s towns or compared French towns
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Charmont-sous-Barbuise counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Symphorien. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Incomes in Charmont-sous-Barbuise run higher than in Aube’s towns or compared French towns: a median €28,910 a year per consumption unit
6%walk, cycle or take transit
For its 500 residents in work, Charmont-sous-Barbuise has 200 jobs: 0.4 each. Unemployment runs at 6.0%. Also worth knowing: 6.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Aube’s towns (15.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Charmont-sous-Barbuise, 0.4 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 53% of compared French towns
Charmont-sous-Barbuise is a commune of 1,053 people in the Communauté de communes Forêts, Lacs, Terres 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
1,053 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Forêts, Lacs, Terres en Champagne
Département
Aube (10)
Région
Grand Est
Area
14.8 sq mi (38.3 km²)
INSEE code
10084
Charmont-sous-Barbuise’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Charmont-sous-Barbuise
Is Charmont-sous-Barbuise safe?
Charmont-sous-Barbuise has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 5.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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.
