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A town of 701 in Aube, Grand Est.

Is Vaudes a good place to live?

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

Vaudes’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Vaudes’ story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vaudes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1939.

  • 1939First protected: Croix de carrefour en pierre
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vaudes.

History

1 historic monument, none of them classé

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vaudes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1939
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Vaudes are under 15, more than in Aube’s towns or compared French towns

For Vaudes, that is above both Aube’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.8% of the population.

41.5median age
VaudesAube medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vaudes
VaudesAube medianFrance median
Under 1520%17%17%
15–248.8%11%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6424%24%26%
65+22%25%22%
No diploma23%28%19%
CAP or BEP32%26%26%
Baccalauréat17%16%18%
Higher education21%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 Vaudes than in Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 2.3%

Vaudes sits below both Aube’s towns (15.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Unemployment stands at 8.1%. Vaudes has 200 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.6 per worker.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Vaudes, 0.6 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vaudes than in Aube’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.36/m² a month

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

That puts Vaudes below both Aube’s towns (€10.07/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.36/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vaudes€8.36/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aube median€10.07/m²
€8.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.59 to €10.60/m² a month)
€7.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Chemin and 2 more in and around Vaudes

Heritage in and near Vaudes. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Vaudes

12pages on Vaudes

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Vaudes

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vaudes yet.

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Vaudes’ 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 →
BréviandesSaint-Julien-les-VillasRosières-près-TroyesSaint-Parres-aux-TertresSaint-André-les-VergersTroyesBréviandesSaint-Julien-les-VillasRosières-près-TroyesSaint-Parres-aux-TertresSaint-André-les-VergersTroyesVaudes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vaudes701—————
Bréviandes3,2196.9C+C+B+B−
Saint-Julien-les-Villas6,7607.9C−CC+B−
Rosières-près-Troyes4,8408C+C−B−A−
Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres3,2238.9CCC−B−
Saint-André-les-Vergers12,8069.3CCBB
Troyes62,0889.6DB−DC

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

About Vaudes

Commune in Aube, Grand Est

Vaudes is a commune of 701 people in the Communauté de communes du Barséquanais en Champagne. 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
701 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Barséquanais en Champagne
Département
Aube (10)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.9 sq mi (7.5 km²)
INSEE code
10399

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.