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Rigny-le-FerronAube

With 323 residents, it is a town in Aube, Grand Est.

Population

323

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.41

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€22,810

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

13%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Rigny-le-Ferron a good place to live?

Rigny-le-Ferron is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Nearly a quarter of homes here are second homes.

What makes Rigny-le-Ferron stand out

The one thing Rigny-le-Ferron does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

23% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église · Classé · Photo: Hg marigny · CC BY-SA 3.0

Rigny-le-Ferron’s story

Rigny-le-Ferron in pictures

Rigny-le-Ferron has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1910.

48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Charles Lacotte, born in 1870, is the one person born in Rigny-le-Ferron before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rigny-le-Ferron.

Who lives here

Rigny-le-Ferron has fewer young adults than Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 7.7% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 16%, below Aube’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. 27% of residents have reached 65. Line up the people of Rigny-le-Ferron by age and the one in the middle is 48.8.

48.8median age

Rigny-le-FerronAube medianFrance median

Aube medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

27%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rigny-le-Ferron
	Rigny-le-Ferron	Aube median	France median
Under 15	16%	17%	17%
15–24	7.7%	11%	11%
25–44	22%	22%	23%
45–64	27%	24%	26%
65+	27%	25%	22%
No diploma	20%	28%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	16%	18%
Higher education	24%	23%	30%

Full pageRigny-le-Ferron’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages48.8 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households160 households · 2 people per household Born abroad7.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Rigny-le-Ferron?”

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

History

Old homes shape Rigny-le-Ferron: 48% were built before 1919, more than in Aube’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

13th c.

oldest protected part

1910

first monument protected

Full pageRigny-le-Ferron’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes48% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Rigny-le-Ferron?”

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

Work & commute

Rigny-le-Ferron has higher unemployment than Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 17.4%

After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,810 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Rigny-le-Ferron counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). At the census, 6.9% of working residents in Rigny-le-Ferron didn’t travel to work at all.

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%

Public transport6%

On foot6%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Rigny-le-Ferron, 0.2 per working resident

17.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€22,810

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Getting to work13% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€22,810 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Rigny-le-Ferron than in Aube’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.41/m² a month

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

23 houses and apartments changed hands in Rigny-le-Ferron from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.38/m² a month.

€9.41/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rigny-le-Ferron€9.41/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Aube median€10.07/m²

€9.41/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.73 to €11.45/m² a month)

€7.38/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageRigny-le-Ferron’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.41/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rigny-le-Ferron

12pages on Rigny-le-Ferron

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 15.1 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing23 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.8 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Rigny-le-Ferron has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Classé

Église Notre-DameChurch · 13th & 15th c. · in Villeneuve-l'Archevêque, 3.7 mi

Classé

Menhir dit La Pierre à ColonStanding stone · Prehistory · in Les Sièges, 5.4 mi

Classé

Polissoir des RochesMonument · in Courgenay, 5.8 mi

Classé

Église de l'Assomption-de-la-ViergeChurch · 13th & 16th c. · in Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis, 5.9 mi

Famous people from Rigny-le-Ferron

One notable person was born in Rigny-le-Ferron.

Their page →

Charles LacotteFrench politician · 1870–1943

Rigny-le-Ferron’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 →

Aix-Villemaur-PâlisBrienon-sur-ArmançonSaint-FlorentinSaint-ClémentSensMigennesRigny-le-Ferron

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Rigny-le-Ferron	323	—	—	—	—	—
Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis	3,236	4.9	C⁺	A⁺	B	D
Brienon-sur-Armançon Yonne	3,032	15	B⁻	A⁺	C	B⁻
Saint-Florentin Yonne	4,164	15	B⁻	A⁺	D	C
Saint-Clément Yonne	2,849	15	C⁺	C⁺	C⁺	B
Sens Yonne	27,106	16	C⁻	C⁺	D	C⁺
Migennes Yonne	6,688	17	C⁻	B⁺	D	C⁻

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

About Rigny-le-Ferron

Commune in Aube, Grand Est

Rigny-le-Ferron is a commune of 323 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Othe. 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: 323 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays d'Othe
Département: Aube (10)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 7.4 sq mi (19.1 km²)
INSEE code: 10319

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 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.