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2,956 residents make their home in this town in Aube, Grand Est.
Saint-Lyé’s best grade is for safety — an average of 1.4 recorded violent incidents and 11.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The town grades A+ overall, better than 96% of compared French towns. That places it #1 of 20 in Aube. It is strong on health as well — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The trade-off is walkability (D) — 44% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,999/m² takes 5.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Troyes Champagne Métropole.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · 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 2 things Saint-Lyé does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Lyé 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 2 historic monuments in Saint-Lyé; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1933.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Lyé.
Per resident in work, Saint-Lyé counts 0.4 jobs (500 jobs, 1,300 workers). At the census, 3.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Aube’s towns (15.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Of those in the labour force, 7.8% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
194 deaths in Saint-Lyé between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 262: 26% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Lyé is Centre hospitalier de Troyes, 6.2 mi away. 4 GPs practise locally. 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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
60 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Lyé, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,999/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,999/m² | 60 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
16% are under 15, below Aube’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up 31% of adults. Half of Saint-Lyé is older than 47.7, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Lyé | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 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.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century. 7.7% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Lyé. Best known first.
The list names few of Saint-Lyé’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château des Evêques de Troyes (ancien): Photo: Hg marigny · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Lyé 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-Lyé | 2,956 | — | A+ | B+ | A | A− |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Luc | 12,648 | 3.7 | C− | B+ | C+ | D |
| Les Noës-près-Troyes | 3,261 | 4.2 | B | B− | A | B+ |
| Sainte-Savine | 10,289 | 4.8 | C | B− | C | B |
| La Rivière-de-Corps | 3,692 | 5.1 | C+ | C | A | C+ |
| Pont-Sainte-Marie | 5,249 | 5.4 | C− | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Troyes | 62,088 | 5.4 | D | B− | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #1 of 20 in Aube. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 6 acts of criminal damage.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,999/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Lyé grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Saint-Lyé is a commune of 2,956 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.