Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 154 residents, it is a town in Aube, Grand Est.
There are no grades for Poivres: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 11% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Poivres does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Poivres counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1912.
Jean-Chrysostôme Bruneteau de Sainte-Suzanne, born in 1773, is the one person born in Poivres before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Poivres.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Poivres is Croix de cimetière. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Before 1919: that is when 9.7% of homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
16% of adults hold a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. Half the people of Poivres are older than 42.3.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Poivres | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 12.3%, lower than Aube’s towns (14.6%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 7.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
House rents are put at about €8.71/m² a month. 2 houses and apartments changed hands in Poivres from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Poivres’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Croix de cimetière: Photo: Sminiou · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Poivres.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poivres | 154 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arcis-sur-Aube | 2,785 | 11 | C | A+ | C− | C− |
| Vitry-le-François Marne | 10,996 | 15 | C | A | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Poivres is a commune of 154 people in the Communauté de communes d'Arcis, Mailly, Ramerupt. 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 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.