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A town of 1,009 in Aube, Grand Est.
Lavau has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 19% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 1.8 jobs per working resident; 9.8% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Lavau does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Lavau 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Lavau as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Maure, in Sainte-Maure, 1.7 mi away.
4.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Lavau. Best known first.
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes3.4 km south, in Troyes
Art galleryMusée d'Art moderne de Troyes3.5 km south, in Troyes
Art galleryMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Troyes3.4 km south, in Troyes
MuseumAbbaye Saint-Loup de Troyes3.4 km south, in Troyes
MuseumCité du Vitrail3.6 km south, in Troyes
MuseumPalais épiscopal de Troyes3.5 km south, in TroyesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lavau.
9.8% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Aube’s towns (14.6%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 2.5% of working residents in Lavau to work at the census.
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.
Vocational results within 5 km: 85% passed the bac pro, of 421 candidates at 5 lycées. Collège pupils travel 0.6 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège EurekaNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 124 | 80%−4 pts |
| Lycée Polyvalent Marie de ChampagneNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 390 | 89%−4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Léonie Aviat PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 36 | 92%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
18% of residents are 65 or over, below both Aube’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 35% have a degree. Half the people of Lavau are older than 42.4.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Lavau | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 3 general practitioners in Lavau. Adjusted for age and care homes, Lavau records 86 deaths per 100 expected, lower than Aube’s towns (90) and near compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 64 residents of Lavau died, against 74 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. Life expectancy in Aube: 84.2 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €9.39/m² a month. 21 houses and apartments changed hands in Lavau from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 95% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lavau 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 Lavau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavau | 1,009 | — | — | B− | — | B |
| Pont-Sainte-Marie | 5,249 | 1.1 | C− | C+ | C+ | B− |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Luc | 12,648 | 2.4 | C− | B+ | C+ | D |
| Troyes | 62,088 | 2.5 | D | B− | D | C |
| Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres | 3,223 | 2.6 | C | C | C− | B− |
| Les Noës-près-Troyes | 3,261 | 2.8 | B | B− | A | B+ |
| Sainte-Savine | 10,289 | 3.1 | C | B− | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Lavau has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 19.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 16% of compared French towns. 89% of 390 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Polyvalent Marie de Champagne in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Lavau is a commune of 1,009 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Troyes Champagne Métropole. 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.