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Some 128 people live in this town, in Aube, Grand Est.

Is Pel-et-Der a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Pel-et-Der has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 12% of homes.

What makes Pel-et-Der stand out

The one thing Pel-et-Der does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église de l'Assomption
Église de l'Assomption · Inscrit · Photo: Hg marigny · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pel-et-Der’s story

Pel-et-Der in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Pel-et-Der; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1990First protected: Église de l'Assomption
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pel-et-Der.

History

Pel-et-Der keeps more of its old housing than Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Pel-et-Der; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1990
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Pel-et-Der has fewer young adults than Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 30% of adults, higher than Aube’s towns (23%) and near compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Pel-et-Der by age and the one in the middle is 52. Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents.

52median age
Pel-et-DerAube medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Pel-et-Der
Pel-et-DerAube medianFrance median
Under 1515%17%17%
15–245.5%11%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6433%24%26%
65+23%25%22%
No diploma13%28%19%
CAP or BEP31%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%16%18%
Higher education30%23%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Pel-et-Der, 4.7%, runs below Aube’s towns and compared French towns

6.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Aube’s towns (15.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €28,230 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot7%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Pel-et-Der, 0.3 per working resident
4.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
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 Pel-et-Der is €9.66/m² a month

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

Pel-et-Der recorded 6 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.66/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Pel-et-Der€9.66/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aube median€10.07/m²
€9.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.72 to €13.89/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 Pel-et-Der

11pages on Pel-et-Der

Landmarks

Pel-et-Der has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église de l'Assomption: Photo: Hg marigny · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Pel-et-Der

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pel-et-Der yet.

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Pel-et-Der’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 →
Brienne-le-ChâteauPont-Sainte-MarieSaint-Parres-aux-TertresArcis-sur-AubeSaint-Julien-les-VillasTroyesBrienne-le-ChâteauPont-Sainte-MarieSaint-Parres-aux-TertresArcis-sur-AubeSaint-Julien-les-VillasTroyesPel-et-Der
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Pel-et-Der128—————
Brienne-le-Château2,6725.1B−A+DD
Pont-Sainte-Marie5,24916C−C+C+B−
Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres3,22316CCC−B−
Arcis-sur-Aube2,78516CA+C−C−
Saint-Julien-les-Villas6,76017C−CC+B−
Troyes62,08817DB−DC

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

About Pel-et-Der

Commune in Aube, Grand Est

Pel-et-Der is a commune of 128 people in the Communauté de communes des Lacs de 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
128 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Lacs de Champagne
Département
Aube (10)
Région
Grand Est
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.3 km²)
INSEE code
10283

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.