Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 568 residents, it is a town in Aube, Grand Est.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Mesnil-Sellières out for now. Just 14% of residents are 65 or older.
The one thing Mesnil-Sellières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mesnil-Sellières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix du cimetière, in Laubressel, 2.9 mi away.
14% 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 Mesnil-Sellières.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town. Children under 15 make up 20%, above Aube’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. 27% of adults hold a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Mesnil-Sellières | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 6.7% are unemployed. Half of residents lived on more than €27,290 a year per consumption unit, above both Aube’s towns (€23,470) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Mesnil-Sellières: 50, for 300 residents in work (0.1 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
9 houses and apartments changed hands in Mesnil-Sellières from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.52/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Mesnil-Sellières 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 Mesnil-Sellières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesnil-Sellières | 568 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pont-Sainte-Marie | 5,249 | 5.5 | C− | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres | 3,223 | 5.6 | C | C | C− | B− |
| Saint-Julien-les-Villas | 6,760 | 7.2 | C− | C | C+ | B− |
| Troyes | 62,088 | 7.3 | D | B− | D | C |
| Bréviandes | 3,219 | 8 | C+ | C+ | B+ | B− |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Luc | 12,648 | 8.3 | C− | B+ | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Mesnil-Sellières is a commune of 568 people in the Communauté de communes Forêts, Lacs, Terres en Champagne. 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 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.