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A town in Haute-Marne, Grand Est, home to 45 people.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Bay-sur-Aube has none. Second homes make up 28% of its housing. It skews older: 41% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Bay-sur-Aube does most differently from other towns.
Bay-sur-Aube has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
73% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Joseph Michel, born in 1679, is the one person born in Bay-sur-Aube before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bay-sur-Aube.
People 65 and over make up 41% of the town, above both Haute-Marne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 4.3%. Among adults, 20% have a degree.
43% women, 57% men
About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Bay-sur-Aube | Haute-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.5% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.3% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 29% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
19.0% of Bay-sur-Aube’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 71% drove.
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.
House rents are put at about €7.19/m² a month. Bay-sur-Aube recorded 2 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bay-sur-Aube has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Bay-sur-Aube.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay-sur-Aube | 45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Langres | 7,421 | 13 | C | A | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est
Bay-sur-Aube is a commune of 45 people in the Communauté de communes d'Auberive Vingeanne et Montsaugeonnais. 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 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.