Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 284 in Aube, Grand Est.
Vanlay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Vanlay does most differently from other towns.
Vanlay has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1912.
53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vanlay.
10% of the population is aged 15 to 24, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Aube’s towns (11%). Under 15: 14% of residents. Among adults, 21% have a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Vanlay | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 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.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Vanlay is Croix de cimetière. This Aube town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 5.7% of commuters travelled at the census. The median disposable income was €23,840 a year per consumption unit, near Aube’s towns (€23,470) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 6.7% of working residents in Vanlay didn’t travel to work at all.
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, 11 homes were sold in Vanlay.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Vanlay’s 3 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vanlay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanlay | 284 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tonnerre Yonne | 4,261 | 11 | B− | A− | D− | C+ |
| Saint-Florentin Yonne | 4,164 | 14 | B− | A+ | D | C |
| Bréviandes | 3,219 | 17 | C+ | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Rosières-près-Troyes | 4,840 | 17 | C+ | C− | B− | A− |
| Saint-Julien-les-Villas | 6,760 | 18 | C− | C | C+ | B− |
| Saint-André-les-Vergers | 12,806 | 18 | C | C | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Vanlay is a commune of 284 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
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.