Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 5,249 people, lies in Aube, Grand Est.
Pont-Sainte-Marie grades C− overall, better than just over a fifth of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #14 of 20 in Aube. Its weakest is schools — bac results 1.4 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.3 points below the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,976/m² takes 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Troyes Champagne Métropole. Where it does best is walkability — 88% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Pont-Sainte-Marie does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Pont-Sainte-Marie with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
On the Culture ministry’s list, Pont-Sainte-Marie counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1895.
2.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Pont-Sainte-Marie. Best known first.
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes2.6 km southwest, in Troyes
Art galleryMusée d'Art moderne de Troyes2.7 km southwest, in Troyes
Art galleryMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Troyes2.6 km southwest, in Troyes
MuseumAbbaye Saint-Loup de Troyes2.6 km southwest, in Troyes
MuseumCité du Vitrail2.8 km southwest, in Troyes
MuseumPalais épiscopal de Troyes2.6 km southwest, in TroyesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pont-Sainte-Marie.
Households’ median disposable income: €22,130 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 7.7% of working residents in Pont-Sainte-Marie to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 5 vocational lycées within 5 km, 85% of 421 candidates passed the bac pro. The brevet pass rate near Pont-Sainte-Marie is 79.6%, near Aube’s towns (78.5%) and lower than compared French towns (87.5%). By results, schools here place #6 of 18 in Aube.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège EurekaNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 124 | 80%−4 pts |
| Lycée La Salle PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 125 | 97%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Léonie Aviat PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 36 | 92%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Pont-Sainte-Marie’s tally for 2025: 126 recorded offenses. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 9.2 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 15.1. Jobs outnumber working residents in Pont-Sainte-Marie (3,450 to 1,800): it draws people in from around. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Pont-Sainte-Marie (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15. 12% of the population is aged 15 to 24, higher than both Aube’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a quarter of residents.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Pont-Sainte-Marie | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
2.6% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Aube’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.07/m² a month, between Aube’s towns (€10.07/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses sell for €2,067/m² in Pont-Sainte-Marie, apartments for €1,710/m². House rents are put at about €10.23/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,067/m² | 91 |
| Apartments | €1,710/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (275 places) counts its residents as Pont-Sainte-Marie’s; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 970 residents of Pont-Sainte-Marie died, against 790 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% more. At birth, a girl in Aube can expect 84.2 years and a boy 78.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 7 GPs practise in the town.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Pont-Sainte-Marie has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Pont-Sainte-Marie.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-Sainte-Marie | 5,249 | — | C− | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres | 3,223 | 1.6 | C | C | C− | B− |
| Troyes | 62,088 | 2 | D | B− | D | C |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Luc | 12,648 | 2.7 | C− | B+ | C+ | D |
| Les Noës-près-Troyes | 3,261 | 3 | B | B− | A | B+ |
| Sainte-Savine | 10,289 | 3 | C | B− | C | B |
| Saint-Julien-les-Villas | 6,760 | 3 | C− | C | C+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #9 of 20 in Aube. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 25 burglaries and 39 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns and #6 of 18 in Aube. 97% of 125 candidates passed the bac at Lycée La Salle in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pont-Sainte-Marie grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Pont-Sainte-Marie is a commune of 5,249 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Troyes Champagne Métropole. 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 November 4, 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.