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ChâtresAube

A town of 708 in Aube, Grand Est.

Is Châtres a good place to live?

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

Châtres’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Châtres’ story

No historic monuments in Châtres

The Culture ministry lists no building in Châtres as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul, in Les Grandes-Chapelles, 8.2 mi away.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châtres.

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Châtres are under 15, more than in Aube’s towns or compared French towns

People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town. One in ten residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Aube’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 22% of adults.

44median age
ChâtresAube medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Châtres
ChâtresAube medianFrance median
Under 1520%17%17%
15–249.7%11%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6427%24%26%
65+21%25%22%
No diploma20%28%19%
CAP or BEP33%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%16%18%
Higher education22%23%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Châtres than in Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 4.6%

Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Aube’s towns (14.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs located in Châtres: 200, for 300 residents in work (0.6 each). At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Châtres didn’t travel to work at all.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Châtres, 0.6 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,250
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

Schools

79.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 9 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The town’s pupils have a collège 2.1 mi away. General-bac pupils go 6 mi to the nearest lycée.

79.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Châtres79.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre LabondeNearest collègeCollègeCollège10379%−9 pts
79.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −9 pts against the expected rate
2.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Châtres costs less than in Aube’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.45/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 24 homes in Châtres. A house rents for an estimated €9.44/m² a month.

€8.45/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Châtres€8.45/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aube median€10.07/m²
€8.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.84 to €10.45/m² a month)
€9.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Châtres

12pages on Châtres

Landmarks

Nothing in Châtres is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Châtres

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

How we find them →

Châtres’ 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 →
Romilly-sur-SeineSaint-LyéArcis-sur-AubeVillenauxe-la-GrandeNogent-sur-SeineLa Chapelle-Saint-LucRomilly-sur-SeineSaint-LyéArcis-sur-AubeVillenauxe-la-GrandeNogent-sur-SeineLa Chapelle-Saint-LucChâtres
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Châtres708—————
Romilly-sur-Seine14,9595.6C−B+DC−
Saint-Lyé2,95612A+B+AA−
Arcis-sur-Aube2,78514CA+C−C−
Villenauxe-la-Grande2,60515CAC−D−
Nogent-sur-Seine5,53716C−B+CC
La Chapelle-Saint-Luc12,64816C−B+C+D

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

About Châtres

Commune in Aube, Grand Est

Châtres is a commune of 708 people in the Communauté de communes Seine et Aube. 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
708 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Seine et Aube
Département
Aube (10)
Région
Grand Est
Area
6.1 sq mi (15.9 km²)
INSEE code
10089

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.