Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 246 in Aube, Grand Est.
Fontaine is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Fontaine does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fontaine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Maclou, in Bar-sur-Aube, 1.3 mi away.
33% 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 Fontaine.
Graduates make up 18% of adults. Children under 15 make up 9.5%, below Aube’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Just over a third of residents have reached 65.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Fontaine | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.5% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 39% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 41% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes
Fontaine has 100 jobs for 100 working residents, 1.1 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €26,640 a year per consumption unit, above Aube’s towns (€23,470) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). 12.4% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 1.2 mi off. At the general lycée, 93% of 107 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gaston BachelardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 94 | 72%−11 pts |
| Lycée Polyvalent Gaston BachelardNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 107 | 93%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Fontaine recorded 8 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Fontaine. Best known first.
Nothing in Fontaine is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fontaine yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine | 246 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bar-sur-Aube | 4,665 | 1.4 | B− | A+ | C− | A− |
| Brienne-le-Château | 2,672 | 15 | B− | A+ | D | D |
| Bar-sur-Seine | 2,858 | 17 | C− | A+ | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Fontaine is a commune of 246 people in the Communauté de communes de la Région de Bar-sur-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
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.