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It is a town of 3,223 residents in Aube, Grand Est.
Strong in places, weak in others. Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres grades C overall, better than 27% of compared French towns, and ranks #12 of 20 in Aube. Its weakest is schools: bac results 1.3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3.7 points below the expected rate. Crime is the sore point: an average of 13.2 recorded violent incidents and 17.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Homes sell for a median €2,156/m², so 70 m² costs 6.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Troyes Champagne Métropole. The local economy does well (A−): 1.8 jobs per working resident; 8.4% unemployment.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 3 things Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres 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 2 historic monuments in Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1942.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres. Best known first.
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes2.5 km west, in Troyes
Art galleryMusée d'Art moderne de Troyes2.6 km west, in Troyes
Art galleryMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Troyes2.6 km west, in Troyes
MuseumAbbaye Saint-Loup de Troyes2.6 km west, in Troyes
MuseumCité du Vitrail2.7 km west, in TroyesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres, 90.7% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near Aube’s towns (91.0%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). At the 6 vocational lycées within 5 km, 83% of 548 candidates passed the bac pro. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège JacobinsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 106 | 64%+3 pts |
| Lycée La Salle PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 125 | 97%±0 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
In all, 110 offenses reached the police record in Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres (2,300 to 1,250): it draws people in from around. The commonest graded crime here was other physical violence (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 armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Households’ median disposable income: €26,740 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 5.5% of working residents in Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres went to work by public transport.
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.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.84/m² a month, above Aube’s towns (€10.07/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 92 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,156/m². Houses are advertised at an estimated €10.76/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,190/m² | 85 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 29% of adults, above Aube’s towns (23%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres are older than 47.7. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 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 protected list starts in the 16th century. 5.2% of its homes were built before 1919, below Aube’s towns (6.1%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
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.
513 deaths in Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 481: 7% above. Average lifespans in Aube: 84.2 years for women, 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The town has 2 family doctors.
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.
The list names few of Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres.
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-Parres-aux-Tertres | 3,223 | — | C | C | C− | B− |
| Pont-Sainte-Marie | 5,249 | 1.6 | C− | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Saint-Julien-les-Villas | 6,760 | 1.8 | C− | C | C+ | B− |
| Troyes | 62,088 | 1.9 | D | B− | D | C |
| Bréviandes | 3,219 | 3 | C+ | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Saint-André-les-Vergers | 12,806 | 3 | C | C | B | B |
| Sainte-Savine | 10,289 | 3.1 | C | B− | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #13 of 20 in Aube. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 20 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 16% of compared French towns and #8 of 18 in Aube. 97% of 125 candidates passed the bac at Lycée La Salle in 2025, at 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 €2,156/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres is a commune of 3,223 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.