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Saint-Benoist-sur-VanneAube

A town of 228 in Aube, Grand Est.

Is Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 19% of homes.

What makes Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne stand out

The one thing Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Charles Fichot · Public domain
Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne’s story

Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1983.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Hervé, born in 1150, is the one person born in Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1983First protected: Chapelle de Courmononcle
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Landmarks

The list names few of Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Chapelle de Courmononcle: Photo: Leseb · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne.

History

Old homes shape Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne: 37% were built before 1919, more than in Aube’s towns and across compared French towns

2historic monuments

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

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1983
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne than in Aube’s towns or across compared French towns: 18% of adults

51median age

21% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 15%, lower than both Aube’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town.

Saint-Benoist-sur-VanneAube medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne
Saint-Benoist-sur-VanneAube medianFrance median
Under 1515%17%17%
15–249.5%11%11%
25–4418%22%23%
45–6437%24%26%
65+21%25%22%
No diploma26%28%19%
CAP or BEP38%26%26%
Baccalauréat14%16%18%
Higher education18%23%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 10.1%

10%walk, cycle or take transit

Unemployment stood at 11.8%, between Aube’s towns (14.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne has 150 jobs for 100 working residents, 1.7 per worker. Median disposable income comes to €23,240 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport7%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne, 1.7 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,240
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 Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne costs less than in Aube’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.41/m² a month

€9.41/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 9 homes in Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne€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

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne

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Famous people from Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne

One notable person was born in Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne.

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About Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne

Commune in Aube, Grand Est

Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne is a commune of 228 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
228 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays d'Othe
Département
Aube (10)
Région
Grand Est
Area
6.4 sq mi (16.7 km²)
INSEE code
10335

Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne’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-PâlisSaint-FlorentinLa Rivière-de-CorpsBrienon-sur-ArmançonSaint-LyéSaint-ClémentAix-Villemaur-PâlisSaint-FlorentinLa Rivière-de-CorpsBrienon-sur-ArmançonSaint-LyéSaint-ClémentSaint-Benoist-sur-Vanne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne228—————
Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis3,2362.5C+A+BD
Saint-Florentin Yonne4,16416B−A+DC
La Rivière-de-Corps3,69217C+CAC+
Brienon-sur-Armançon Yonne3,03217B−A+CB−
Saint-Lyé2,95617A+B+AA−
Saint-Clément Yonne2,84917C+C+C+B

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

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 8, 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.