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Home to 306 people, this town lies in Haute-Marne, Grand Est.
Laferté-sur-Aube has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up nearly a quarter of its housing. It skews older: 33% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Laferté-sur-Aube does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Laferté-sur-Aube; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1975.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
The list names few of Laferté-sur-Aube’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laferté-sur-Aube.
Over-65s are 33% of the population. Children under 15 make up 13%, lower than both Haute-Marne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up nearly a fifth of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Laferté-sur-Aube | Haute-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 31% | 29% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 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.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Laferté-sur-Aube; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
12.3% of people in the labour force have no job. Laferté-sur-Aube has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
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.
Laferté-sur-Aube recorded 14 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Laferté-sur-Aube. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Laferté-sur-Aube as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est
Laferté-sur-Aube is a commune of 306 people in the Communauté de communes des Trois Forêts. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laferté-sur-Aube | 306 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bar-sur-Aube Aube | 4,665 | 10 | B− | A+ | C− | A− |
| Chaumont | 20,827 | 16 | B | A | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.