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This town in Aube, Grand Est has a population of 534.

Is Chessy-les-Prés a good place to live?

There are no grades for Chessy-les-Prés: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 15% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Chessy-les-Prés stand out

The one thing Chessy-les-Prés does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption · Inscrit · Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chessy-les-Prés’ story

Chessy-les-Prés in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chessy-les-Prés, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1925First protected: Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chessy-les-Prés.

Who lives here

Few people in Chessy-les-Prés are 15 to 24: 6.1%, fewer than in Aube’s towns and compared French towns

28% of residents have reached 65. Degrees are held by 18% of adults, below both Aube’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Chessy-les-Prés is 52.

52median age
Chessy-les-PrésAube medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chessy-les-Prés
Chessy-les-PrésAube medianFrance median
Under 1517%17%17%
15–246.1%11%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6428%24%26%
65+28%25%22%
No diploma25%28%19%
CAP or BEP33%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%16%18%
Higher education18%23%30%

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

History

Chessy-les-Prés keeps more of its old housing than Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chessy-les-Prés, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1925
first monument protected
40%
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

Work & commute

Only 7.4% of commuters in Chessy-les-Prés go to work without a car, fewer than in Aube’s towns and compared French towns

Unemployment stands at 11.9%. For its 200 residents in work, Chessy-les-Prés has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. The median disposable income is €24,150 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Chessy-les-Prés, 0.2 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

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

The closest lycée for the general bac is 11.4 mi off. The nearest collège is 1.8 mi away.

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chessy-les-Prés91.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Eugène BelgrandNearest collègeCollègeCollège6991%+4 pts
91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
1.8 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 Chessy-les-Prés costs less than in Aube’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.75/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 24 homes were sold in Chessy-les-Prés.

€8.75/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chessy-les-Prés€8.75/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aube median€10.07/m²
€8.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.03 to €10.89/m² a month)
€8.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château Bois Gerard and 3 more in and around Chessy-les-Prés

Heritage, gardens and museums in and near Chessy-les-Prés. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Chessy-les-Prés

13pages on Chessy-les-Prés

Landmarks

Chessy-les-Prés has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Chessy-les-Prés

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Chessy-les-Prés as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Chessy-les-Prés’ neighbors

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

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Saint-FlorentinTonnerreBrienon-sur-ArmançonAix-Villemaur-PâlisSaint-FlorentinTonnerreBrienon-sur-ArmançonAix-Villemaur-PâlisChessy-les-Prés
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chessy-les-Prés534—————
Saint-Florentin Yonne4,1649.2B−A+DC
Tonnerre Yonne4,26111B−A−D−C+
Brienon-sur-Armançon Yonne3,03214B−A+CB−
Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis3,23617C+A+BD

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

About Chessy-les-Prés

Commune in Aube, Grand Est

Chessy-les-Prés is a commune of 534 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
534 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Chaourçois et du Val d'Armance
Département
Aube (10)
Région
Grand Est
Area
9.9 sq mi (25.7 km²)
INSEE code
10099

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 November 4, 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.