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A town of 258 in Aube, Grand Est.

Is Onjon a good place to live?

Onjon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Parres
Église Saint-Parres · Inscrit · Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0
Onjon’s story

Onjon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Onjon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1987First protected: Église Saint-Parres
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Onjon.

History

Old homes shape Onjon: 31% were built before 1919, more than in Aube’s towns or compared French towns

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

That puts Onjon above both Aube’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Onjon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1987
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Onjon are 15 to 24: 8.9%, fewer than in Aube’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Onjon is below both Aube’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). 18% of residents are children under 15.

45.2median age
OnjonAube medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Onjon
OnjonAube medianFrance median
Under 1518%17%17%
15–248.9%11%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6427%24%26%
65+23%25%22%
No diploma18%28%19%
CAP or BEP34%26%26%
Baccalauréat17%16%18%
Higher education25%23%30%

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

Work & commute

Onjon has lower unemployment than Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6%

In the comparison, Onjon comes below both Aube’s towns (14.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Onjon has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 4.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Onjon, 0.3 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Onjon is €10.33/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.33/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Onjon€10.33/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aube median€10.07/m²
€10.33/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.13 to €13.12/m² a month)
€6.67/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 Onjon

11pages on Onjon

Landmarks

Onjon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Parres: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Onjon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Onjon yet.

How we find them →

Onjon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Aube →
Pont-Sainte-MarieSaint-Parres-aux-TertresBrienne-le-ChâteauArcis-sur-AubeTroyesSaint-Julien-les-VillasPont-Sainte-MarieSaint-Parres-aux-TertresBrienne-le-ChâteauArcis-sur-AubeTroyesSaint-Julien-les-VillasOnjon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Onjon258—————
Pont-Sainte-Marie5,2499.7C−C+C+B−
Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres3,22310CCC−B−
Brienne-le-Château2,67211B−A+DD
Arcis-sur-Aube2,78511CA+C−C−
Troyes62,08812DB−DC
Saint-Julien-les-Villas6,76012C−CC+B−

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

About Onjon

Commune in Aube, Grand Est

Onjon is a commune of 258 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

Population
258 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Forêts, Lacs, Terres en Champagne
Département
Aube (10)
Région
Grand Est
Area
8.7 sq mi (22.4 km²)
INSEE code
10270

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.