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A town of 521 in Aube, Grand Est.

Is Saint-Phal a good place to live?

Saint-Phal is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Phal
Église Saint-Phal · Classé · Photo: Jlspote · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Phal’s story

Saint-Phal in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Phal counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1985.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Saint-Phal before 1900, the earliest Edme Louis Barthélemy Bailly de Juilly, in 1760.

  • 1985First protected: Église Saint-Phal
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Phal.

History

Saint-Phal keeps more of its old housing than Aube or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Phal is Église Saint-Phal.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1985
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Phal are 15 to 24: 8.1%, fewer than in Aube’s towns and compared French towns

30% of adults hold a degree, higher than Aube’s towns (23%) and near compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents. The age that splits Saint-Phal in two is 45.9.

45.9median age
Saint-PhalAube medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Phal
Saint-PhalAube medianFrance median
Under 1517%17%17%
15–248.1%11%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6429%24%26%
65+22%25%22%
No diploma14%28%19%
CAP or BEP32%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%16%18%
Higher education30%23%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Phal than in Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9%

100 jobs are based in Saint-Phal, for 250 working residents (0.5 per worker). 11.4% of the labour force are out of work. Half of residents lived on more than €24,940 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Aube’s towns (€23,470).

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot6%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Phal, 0.5 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Saint-Phal costs less than in Aube’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.75/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 22 homes were sold in Saint-Phal.

€8.75/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Phal€8.75/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aube median€10.07/m²
€8.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.03 to €10.89/m² a month)
€8.11/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Phal

11pages on Saint-Phal

Landmarks

Saint-Phal has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Phal: Photo: Jlspote · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Phal

2 notable people were born in Saint-Phal.

Their page →

Saint-Phal’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Aube →
Rosières-près-TroyesBréviandesLa Rivière-de-CorpsSaint-André-les-VergersSaint-Julien-les-VillasSainte-SavineRosières-près-TroyesBréviandesLa Rivière-de-CorpsSaint-André-les-VergersSaint-Julien-les-VillasSainte-SavineSaint-Phal
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Phal521—————
Rosières-près-Troyes4,84010C+C−B−A−
Bréviandes3,21911C+C+B+B−
La Rivière-de-Corps3,69211C+CAC+
Saint-André-les-Vergers12,80611CCBB
Saint-Julien-les-Villas6,76012C−CC+B−
Sainte-Savine10,28912CB−CB

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Phal

Commune in Aube, Grand Est

Saint-Phal is a commune of 521 people in the Communauté de communes du Chaourçois et du Val d'Armance. 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

Population
521 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Chaourçois et du Val d'Armance
Département
Aube (10)
Région
Grand Est
Area
12.9 sq mi (33.3 km²)
INSEE code
10359

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.