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A town of 176 in Aube, Grand Est.

Is Polisy a good place to live?

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

Château de Polisy
Château de Polisy · Inscrit · Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain
Polisy’s story

Polisy in pictures

Polisy has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2011First protected: Château de Polisy
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Polisy.

History

Polisy keeps more of its old housing than Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 53% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Polisy is Croix de chemin dite "croix curé ". This Aube town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Polisy, fewer than in Aube’s towns and across compared French towns

Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Aube’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Graduates make up a quarter of adults. Also worth knowing: typical age in Polisy: 52.3, the median.

52.3median age
PolisyAube medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Polisy
PolisyAube medianFrance median
Under 1513%17%17%
15–249.1%11%11%
25–4419%22%23%
45–6434%24%26%
65+25%25%22%
No diploma19%28%19%
CAP or BEP33%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%16%18%
Higher education25%23%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Polisy are out of work than in Aube’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.7%

3.6% 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%). Jobs based in Polisy number 100, against 100 residents in work (1.1 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,300 a year.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Polisy, 1.1 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Polisy costs less than in Aube’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.69/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Polisy.

€7.69/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Polisy€7.69/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aube median€10.07/m²
€7.69/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.02 to €9.82/m² a month)
€6.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Polisy and 3 more in and around Polisy

Heritage and museums in and near Polisy. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

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

Photo credits (1)
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Everything we know about Polisy

12pages on Polisy

Landmarks

Polisy has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Croix de chemin dite "croix curé ": Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Polisy: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain

Famous people from Polisy

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

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Polisy’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 →
Bar-sur-SeineChâtillon-sur-SeineBar-sur-SeineChâtillon-sur-SeinePolisy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Polisy176—————
Bar-sur-Seine2,8583.9C−A+C−D−
Châtillon-sur-Seine Côte-d'Or5,44317AA+C+B

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

About Polisy

Commune in Aube, Grand Est

Polisy is a commune of 176 people in the Communauté de communes du Barséquanais 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
176 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Barséquanais en Champagne
Département
Aube (10)
Région
Grand Est
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.4 km²)
INSEE code
10296

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.