Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 293 in Aube, Grand Est.
Chesley is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Chesley does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chesley as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de la fontaine Saint-Georges, in Étourvy, 1.8 mi away.
58% 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 Chesley.
Among adults, 19% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 15%, below both Aube’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Line up the people of Chesley by age and the one in the middle is 51.3.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Chesley | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Chesley counts 0.5 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). 6.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Aube’s towns (15.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,680 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Chesley: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €6.46/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chesley is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Chesley.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesley | 293 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tonnerre Yonne | 4,261 | 10 | B− | A− | D− | C+ |
| Bar-sur-Seine | 2,858 | 16 | C− | A+ | C− | D− |
| Saint-Florentin Yonne | 4,164 | 18 | B− | A+ | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Chesley is a commune of 293 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
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.