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Population 81: a town in Aube, Grand Est.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle is too small for the grades other French towns get. 58% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
The list names few of Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Dolmen dit du Pavois: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle.
Children under 15 count for 21% of the people here. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below Aube’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. 28% of adults hold a degree.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 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 prehistory. Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The unemployment rate comes to 10.4%. At the census, 16.3% of working residents in Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
General-bac pupils go 4.3 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean JaurèsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 143 | 74%−9 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.32/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Camille-Claudel4.5 km southeast, in Nogent-sur-SeineAttractionAttractionChâteau de Jaillac2.9 km southwest, in Le MériotMuseumMuseumMusée Paul Dubois4.4 km southeast, in Nogent-sur-SeineAttractionAttractionAncien Lavoir4.5 km southeast, in Nogent-sur-SeinePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle yet.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle is a commune of 81 people in the Communauté de communes du Nogentais. 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
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-Nicolas-la-Chapelle | 81 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nogent-sur-Seine | 5,537 | 3 | C− | B+ | C | C |
| Villenauxe-la-Grande | 2,605 | 5.9 | C | A | C− | D− |
| Provins Seine-et-Marne | 11,632 | 8.1 | D | C | D | C |
| Romilly-sur-Seine | 14,959 | 12 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Donnemarie-Dontilly Seine-et-Marne | 2,706 | 16 | — | B− | — | C− |
| Sézanne Marne | 4,576 | 18 | C+ | A | 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 4, 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.