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It is a town of 5,537 residents in Aube, Grand Est.

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Photo: AntonyB · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube · AntonyB · CC BY-SA 4.0

Is Nogent-sur-Seine a good place to live?

Low prices, and some weak spots to weigh against them. Overall, Nogent-sur-Seine earns a C−, which places it #16 of 20 in Aube. On that grade it does better than just over a fifth of compared French towns. Its schools fall short: brevet results 9 points below the expected rate. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A): 78% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 28% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €1,726/m² costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Nogentais.

Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.

StrongestAWalkabilityWeakestD−Schools

What makes Nogent-sur-Seine stand out

The 3 things Nogent-sur-Seine does most differently from other towns.

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How Nogent-sur-Seine grades

Each subject compares Nogent-sur-Seine 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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Pavillon dit "de Henri IV"
Pavillon dit "de Henri IV" · Classé · Photo: Hg marigny · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nogent-sur-Seine’s story

Nogent-sur-Seine in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Nogent-sur-Seine counts 6 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.

That’s 11 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 87% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2015.

  • 1908First protected: Église Saint-Laurent
  • 2011Most recently protected: Monument aux morts
  • 2015The protected historic area is created
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nogent-sur-Seine.

Schools

Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Nogent-sur-Seine than in Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 74.0%

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

On school results, the town ranks #18 of 18 in Aube. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.6 mi away.

74.0%passed the brevetD−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Nogent-sur-Seine74.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean JaurèsNearest collègeCollègeCollège14374%−9 pts
74.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −9 pts against the expected rate
0.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Nogent-sur-Seine has higher unemployment than Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 16.7%

Nogent-sur-Seine holds 4,800 jobs; 2,050 of its residents are in work, so 2.3 jobs each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,930 a year. At the census, 3.7% of working residents in Nogent-sur-Seine didn’t travel to work at all.

28%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving68%
On foot16%
Public transport9%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter0%
4,800
jobs based in Nogent-sur-Seine, 2.3 per working resident
16.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,930
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 91% of compared French towns

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

History

6 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2015

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

The pre-1919 share of homes is 13%. Among the classé monuments in Nogent-sur-Seine is Église Saint-Laurent. Per 10,000 residents, Nogent-sur-Seine counts 11 protected monuments, above Aube’s towns (4.6) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.

6historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit3
Level not given1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1908
first monument protected
2015
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
13%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Safety

Nogent-sur-Seine records more crime per resident than three in four compared French towns

The 2025 count: 139 offenses in Nogent-sur-Seine. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 10.2 violent offenses and 17.5 graded property crimes a year. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).

10.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage38
Family violence28
Theft from vehicles27
Other physical violence19
Burglary17
Vehicle theft10
Theft without violence43
Fraud37
Drug use26

Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.

10.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
139
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published

Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When sexual violence and armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.7% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

HealthHealth C

Nogent-sur-Seine has a higher adjusted death rate than 73% of compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

There are 2 general practitioners in Nogent-sur-Seine. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Nogent-sur-Seine records 97 deaths per 100 expected. 718 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 566: 27% above. The nearest emergency department to Nogent-sur-Seine is Centre hospitalier de Romilly Sur Seine, 9.8 mi away.

−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw127
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Nogent-sur-Seine · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Romilly Sur Seine
9.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Romilly Sur Seine
84.2 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aube, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.

HousingCost of living B+

Nogent-sur-Seine earns a B+ for cost of living

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

155 sales of houses and apartments in Nogent-sur-Seine, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,726/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €9.67/m² a month, close to Aube’s towns (€10.07/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Also worth knowing: a house in Nogent-sur-Seine goes for €1,772/m², an apartment for €1,400/m².

€1,726/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Nogent-sur-Seine€1,726/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aube median€1,721/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,772/m²122
Apartments€1,400/m²33
€9.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.34 to €12.73/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.35/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,680
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Nogentais

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Children make up 18% of Nogent-sur-Seine, above Aube’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by a quarter of adults, higher than Aube’s towns (23%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Nogent-sur-Seine are older than 42.5. 22% of residents are 65 or over.

42.5median age
Nogent-sur-SeineAube medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma30%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Nogent-sur-Seine
Nogent-sur-SeineAube medianFrance median
Under 1518%17%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6424%24%26%
65+22%25%22%
No diploma30%28%19%
CAP or BEP24%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%16%18%
Higher education25%23%30%

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

Nearby attractions

Musée Camille-Claudel and 4 more in and around Nogent-sur-Seine

Museums, other places to visit and gardens in and near Nogent-sur-Seine. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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Keep exploring

Everything we know about Nogent-sur-Seine

15pages on Nogent-sur-Seine

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Nogent-sur-Seine counts 6 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Laurent: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ponts de l'ancienne route royale Paris-Bâle (R.N. 19 et R.D. 919): Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Nogent-sur-Seine

10 notable people were born in Nogent-sur-Seine.

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Photo credits

Paul Dubois: Unknown photographer Unknown photographer, Public domain · Léopold Justinard: Pierrot72, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Georges d’Heylli: Unknown photographer Unknown photographer, Public domain · Alain Genty: Romain Bréget, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Michel Provins: Félix Potin company (1908), Public domain · Henri Defossé: inconnu 1919, Public domain

Nogent-sur-Seine’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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Villenauxe-la-GrandeRomilly-sur-SeineProvinsDonnemarie-DontillyVillenauxe-la-GrandeRomilly-sur-SeineProvinsDonnemarie-DontillyNogent-sur-Seine
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Nogent-sur-Seine5,537—C−B+CC
Villenauxe-la-Grande2,6057.2CAC−D−
Romilly-sur-Seine14,95910C−B+DC−
Provins Seine-et-Marne11,63211DCDC
Donnemarie-Dontilly Seine-et-Marne2,70617—B−—C−

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

Questions about Nogent-sur-Seine

Is Nogent-sur-Seine safe?

It grades C for safety, #12 of 20 in Aube. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 38 acts of criminal damage.

Are schools in Nogent-sur-Seine good?

They grade D−, better than 2% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Nogent-sur-Seine expensive to live in?

Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,726/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Nogent-sur-Seine grades B+ for cost of living.

About Nogent-sur-Seine

Commune in Aube, Grand Est

Nogent-sur-Seine is a commune of 5,537 people in the Communauté de communes du Nogentais. 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
5,537 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Nogentais
Département
Aube (10)
Région
Grand Est
Area
7.7 sq mi (19.9 km²)
INSEE code
10268

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.