Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 268 in Moselle, Grand Est.
Aube is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Aube counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aube.
19% are under 15, above both Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 31% of adults. The age that splits Aube in two is 42.8.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Aube | Moselle median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 8.9% of the total, higher than both Moselle’s towns (5.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Aube is Église Notre-Dame.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 4.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €27,630 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 7.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Lucien PougueNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 116 | 90%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €11.96/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Aube has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Aimelaime · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Aube 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aube | 268 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Courcelles-Chaussy | 3,006 | 6.4 | A | A− | A− | C− |
| Marly | 10,286 | 8.6 | B− | C− | C+ | B− |
| Metz | 122,572 | 8.9 | D | C− | D | C |
| Saint-Julien-lès-Metz | 3,554 | 9.5 | C− | D− | C− | C |
| Montigny-lès-Metz | 21,718 | 9.5 | C− | C− | B | C |
| Longeville-lès-Metz | 4,102 | 11 | C | C− | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Moselle, Grand Est
Aube is a commune of 268 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud Messin. 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.