Ervy-le-Châtel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Ervy-le-Châtel 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ervy-le-Châtel.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Ervy-le-Châtel costs less than in Aube’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.49/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Ervy-le-Châtel sits below both Aube’s towns (€10.07/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. The median price, €829/m², comes from 38 sales of houses and apartments in Ervy-le-Châtel from July 2023 to June 2026.
€829/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ervy-le-Châtel€829/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aube median€1,721/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€829/m²
38
€7.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.97 to €9.40/m² a month)
2.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,110
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Chaourçois et du Val d'Armance
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D−
Allowing for age and care homes, Ervy-le-Châtel sees more deaths than Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 129 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
That puts Ervy-le-Châtel above both Aube’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 473 residents of Ervy-le-Châtel died, against 215 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 120% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+29%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw220
Adjusted129
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Ervy-le-Châtel · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier du Tonnerrois
17.7 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
An older town: 36% of people in Ervy-le-Châtel are 65 or over, more than in Aube’s towns or compared French towns
On this, Ervy-le-Châtel is above both Aube’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 14% of residents.
54.5median age
Ervy-le-ChâtelAube medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma36%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Ervy-le-Châtel has higher unemployment than Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 19.5%
For Ervy-le-Châtel, that is above both Aube’s towns (14.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Ervy-le-Châtel has 400 jobs for 300 working residents, 1.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €21,330 a year per consumption unit.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot9%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
400
jobs based in Ervy-le-Châtel, 1.3 per working resident
19.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Ervy-le-Châtel keeps more of its old housing than Aube or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2017. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Ervy-le-Châtel: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Ervy-le-Châtel is Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ervy-le-Châtel
Is Ervy-le-Châtel safe?
Ervy-le-Châtel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 12.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Ervy-le-Châtel good?
They grade A, better than 86% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ervy-le-Châtel expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €829/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ervy-le-Châtel grades A+ for cost of living.
About Ervy-le-Châtel
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Ervy-le-Châtel is a commune of 1,099 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
1,099 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Chaourçois et du Val d'Armance
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.
