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A town of 438 in Aube, Grand Est.

Is Mesnil-Saint-Père a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Mesnil-Saint-Père falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 25% of homes.

What makes Mesnil-Saint-Père stand out

The one thing Mesnil-Saint-Père does most differently from other towns.

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Mesnil-Saint-Père’s story

Mesnil-Saint-Père in pictures

Mesnil-Saint-Père has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

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Who lives here

Mesnil-Saint-Père has fewer older residents than Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 16% are 65 or over

Graduates make up 20% of adults. 21% are under 15, higher than both Aube’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are 13% of the population.

39median age
Mesnil-Saint-PèreAube medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Mesnil-Saint-Père
Mesnil-Saint-PèreAube medianFrance median
Under 1521%17%17%
15–2413%11%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6425%24%26%
65+16%25%22%
No diploma20%28%19%
CAP or BEP34%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%16%18%
Higher education20%23%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Mesnil-Saint-Père: 16% were built before 1919, more than in both Aube’s towns and compared French towns

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Mesnil-Saint-Père has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1982
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 7.4% of commuters in Mesnil-Saint-Père go to work without a car, fewer than in both Aube’s towns and compared French towns

Unemployment stood at 11.8%, between Aube’s towns (14.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Mesnil-Saint-Père holds 100 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €25,020 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Mesnil-Saint-Père, 0.6 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Mesnil-Saint-Père costs less than in both Aube’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.36/m² a month

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

Among the homes sold, 95% were houses. The market in Mesnil-Saint-Père: 19 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.36/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Mesnil-Saint-Père€8.36/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aube median€10.07/m²
€8.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.59 to €10.60/m² a month)
€7.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mesnil-Saint-Père

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Landmarks

Mesnil-Saint-Père has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Mesnil-Saint-Père

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mesnil-Saint-Père yet.

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Mesnil-Saint-Père’s 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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Bar-sur-SeineSaint-Parres-aux-TertresBréviandesSaint-Julien-les-VillasPont-Sainte-MarieRosières-près-TroyesBar-sur-SeineSaint-Parres-aux-TertresBréviandesSaint-Julien-les-VillasPont-Sainte-MarieRosières-près-TroyesMesnil-Saint-Père
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mesnil-Saint-Père438—————
Bar-sur-Seine2,8589.4C−A+C−D−
Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres3,22311CCC−B−
Bréviandes3,21911C+C+B+B−
Saint-Julien-les-Villas6,76011C−CC+B−
Pont-Sainte-Marie5,24912C−C+C+B−
Rosières-près-Troyes4,84013C+C−B−A−

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

About Mesnil-Saint-Père

Commune in Aube, Grand Est

Mesnil-Saint-Père is a commune of 438 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

Population
438 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Troyes Champagne Métropole
Département
Aube (10)
Région
Grand Est
Area
6.8 sq mi (17.5 km²)
INSEE code
10238

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.