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It is a town of 909 residents in Aube, Grand Est.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Mesmin has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Mesmin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul, in Les Grandes-Chapelles, 4.5 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Mesmin.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Aube’s towns (11%). Among adults, 22% have a degree. The under-15s are 18% of the population here.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Mesmin | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 9.2%. Saint-Mesmin has 100 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Also worth knowing: the median disposable income is €25,760 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 21 homes were sold in Saint-Mesmin. Among the homes sold, 95% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Mesmin 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-Mesmin 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-Mesmin | 909 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Lyé | 2,956 | 6.9 | A+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Romilly-sur-Seine | 14,959 | 10 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Luc | 12,648 | 11 | C− | B+ | C+ | D |
| Les Noës-près-Troyes | 3,261 | 11 | B | B− | A | B+ |
| Sainte-Savine | 10,289 | 12 | C | B− | C | B |
| Arcis-sur-Aube | 2,785 | 12 | C | A+ | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Saint-Mesmin is a commune of 909 people in the Communauté de communes Seine et Aube. 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) · 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.