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A town of 1,923 in Aube, Grand Est.
Verrières has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 53% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,043/m², a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Troyes Champagne Métropole. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Verrières does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Verrières 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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On the Culture ministry’s list, Verrières counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Verrières.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Aube live to 84.2 on average and men to 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 106 residents of Verrières died, against 147 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 28% fewer. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Verrières is Centre hospitalier de Troyes, 5 mi away.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
At the census, 3.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Aube’s towns (15.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Verrières counts 0.2 jobs (200 jobs, 850 workers). After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,560 a year per consumption unit.
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.
41 sales of houses and apartments in Verrières, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,043/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,043/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Those 65 and older account for just over a quarter of residents. 18% are under 15, above both Aube’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 32% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Verrières | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 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.
Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 2 of 3. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. 7.7% of homes were built before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage and family days out in and near Verrières. Best known first.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Verrières counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Chapelle Saint-Aventin: Photo: Hg marigny · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Saint-Aventin, au hameau de Saint-Aventin: Photo: inconnu, G.Garitan pour les couleurs et le téléversmeent · Public domain
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Verrières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verrières | 1,923 | — | — | B+ | — | A |
| Bréviandes | 3,219 | 3.1 | C+ | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Saint-Julien-les-Villas | 6,760 | 3.9 | C− | C | C+ | B− |
| Rosières-près-Troyes | 4,840 | 4.4 | C+ | C− | B− | A− |
| Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres | 3,223 | 4.8 | C | C | C− | B− |
| Saint-André-les-Vergers | 12,806 | 5.5 | C | C | B | B |
| Troyes | 62,088 | 5.6 | D | B− | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Verrières has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2 recorded violent incidents and 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,043/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Verrières grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Verrières is a commune of 1,923 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 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.