Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 960 residents, it is a town in Aube, Grand Est.
There are no grades for Plancy-l'Abbaye: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Homes go for a median €1,132/m².
The one thing Plancy-l'Abbaye does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Plancy-l'Abbaye as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Pouan-les-Vallées, 4.9 mi away.
15% 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 Plancy-l'Abbaye.
27% of residents are 65 or over, above Aube’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 are 9.4% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Plancy-l'Abbaye | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes
12.5% of the labour force were unemployed, between Aube’s towns (14.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €22,820 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Plancy-l'Abbaye: 250, for 350 residents in work (0.6 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 31 homes in Plancy-l'Abbaye.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,132/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Plancy-l'Abbaye is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
5 notable people were born in Plancy-l'Abbaye.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plancy-l'Abbaye | 960 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arcis-sur-Aube | 2,785 | 8.4 | C | A+ | C− | C− |
| Romilly-sur-Seine | 14,959 | 12 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Saint-Lyé | 2,956 | 15 | A+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Sézanne Marne | 4,576 | 15 | C+ | A | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Plancy-l'Abbaye is a commune of 960 people in the Communauté de communes Seine et Aube. 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) · 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 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.