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A town of 2,437 in Aube, Grand Est.
Saint-Germain has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D): bac results 0.7 points below the expected rate; brevet results 7.7 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Saint-Germain does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Germain 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Germain as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-André, in Saint-André-les-Vergers, 1.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Germain.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 3 vocational lycées within 5 km, 84% of 252 candidates passed the bac pro. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.3 mi away. Also worth knowing: the bac pass rate near Saint-Germain is 91.1%, about level with Aube’s towns (91.0%) and below compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de la VilleneuveNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 129 | 67%−9 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Édouard HerriotNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 207 | 95%−2 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Jeanne Mance PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 59 | 95%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
61 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Germain, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,000/m². Houses were 97% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,000/m² | 59 |
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.
There are 2 general practitioners in Saint-Germain. At birth, a girl in Aube can expect 84.2 years and a boy 78.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 163 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 203: 20% below.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.4% of commuters at the census. Per resident in work, Saint-Germain counts 0.4 jobs (400 jobs, 1,050 workers). Median disposable income comes to €26,150 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
31% of adults hold a degree, above Aube’s towns (23%) and close to compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Saint-Germain is 44.6. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 10% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Germain | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 2.8 violent offenses and 6.9 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. 21 offenses were reported in Saint-Germain during 2025. The commonest graded crime here was burglary (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 other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft, theft from vehicles and criminal damage go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 28.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Germain. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Germain is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Germain yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain | 2,437 | — | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| La Rivière-de-Corps | 3,692 | 1.9 | C+ | C | A | C+ |
| Rosières-près-Troyes | 4,840 | 2 | C+ | C− | B− | A− |
| Saint-André-les-Vergers | 12,806 | 2.1 | C | C | B | B |
| Sainte-Savine | 10,289 | 2.8 | C | B− | C | B |
| Bréviandes | 3,219 | 3.2 | C+ | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Les Noës-près-Troyes | 3,261 | 3.3 | B | B− | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Germain has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns. 95% of 207 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Édouard Herriot in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,000/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Germain grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Saint-Germain is a commune of 2,437 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 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.