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The town has 6,760 residents and lies in Aube, Grand Est.
Saint-Julien-les-Villas’s grades pull in different directions. The town grades C− overall, better than 22% of compared French towns, and ranks #15 of 20 in Aube. Schools lag: bac results 1.3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.8 points below the expected rate. Jobs & income is weaker too — 0.6 jobs per working resident; 12.0% unemployment. At €1,768/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Troyes Champagne Métropole. Where it does best is walkability (A): 97% 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 one thing Saint-Julien-les-Villas does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Julien-les-Villas 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’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Julien-les-Villas; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.
2.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Julien-les-Villas. Best known first.
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes3 km north, in Troyes
Art galleryMusée d'Art moderne de Troyes2.9 km northwest, in Troyes
Art galleryMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Troyes3.1 km northwest, in Troyes
MuseumAbbaye Saint-Loup de Troyes3 km north, in Troyes
MuseumCité du Vitrail2.9 km northwest, in TroyesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Julien-les-Villas.
12.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below Aube’s towns (14.6%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income is €24,780 a year for each consumption unit. At the census, 6.3% of working residents in Saint-Julien-les-Villas went to work by public transport.
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.
90.7% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Julien-les-Villas, close to Aube’s towns (91.0%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 83% passed the bac pro, of 548 candidates at 6 lycées. On school results, the town ranks #12 of 18 in Aube.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Dominique Savio PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 66 | 85%+2 pts |
| Lycée Chrestien de TroyesNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 294 | 91%−4 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Saint-Julien-les-Villas sell for €1,970/m² and apartments for €1,448/m². Behind the median of €1,768/m²: 217 houses and apartments sold in the town between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,970/m² | 133 |
| Apartments | €1,448/m² | 84 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents. Degrees are held by 30% of adults, above Aube’s towns (23%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Saint-Julien-les-Villas by age and the one in the middle is 47.5.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Julien-les-Villas | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes
In 2025, 158 offenses were recorded in Saint-Julien-les-Villas. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 9.9 cases of violence against people and 13.6 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). The graded crime recorded most in the town 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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.4% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 2.9% of the total, lower than both Aube’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Julien-les-Villas can choose among 9 GPs. Its care home for older people (105 places) counts its residents as Saint-Julien-les-Villas’; allowing for it, deaths were 14% below expected. 744 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 752: 1% below. Average lifespans in Aube: 84.2 years for women, 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Saint-Julien-les-Villas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Julien-les-Villas.
Dominique Pagnier: Locust189, CC BY-SA 3.0
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-Julien-les-Villas | 6,760 | — | C− | C | C+ | B− |
| Bréviandes | 3,219 | 1.2 | C+ | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Rosières-près-Troyes | 4,840 | 1.6 | C+ | C− | B− | A− |
| Troyes | 62,088 | 1.7 | D | B− | D | C |
| Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres | 3,223 | 1.8 | C | C | C− | B− |
| Saint-André-les-Vergers | 12,806 | 1.9 | C | C | B | B |
| Sainte-Savine | 10,289 | 2.6 | C | B− | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #8 of 20 in Aube. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 39 burglaries and 27 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 14% of compared French towns and #12 of 18 in Aube. 91% of 294 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Chrestien de Troyes in 2025, 4 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 €1,768/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Julien-les-Villas grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Saint-Julien-les-Villas is a commune of 6,760 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 9, 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.
