Largest city in the Aube department: the 2026 ranking
The 431 towns of the Aube department (10) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.
The largest city in the Aube department is Troyes, with 63,254 inhabitants (ranked 91st in France by population). The largest town by area is Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis (75 km²). Troyes is also the most densely populated town, with 4,792 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Ortillon has only 21 inhabitants.
The Aube department has 317,296 inhabitants over 6,004 km², a density of 53 inhabitants per km², 2.1 times lower than the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 5.6% of the population of Grand Est, the region it has belonged to since the 2016 reform (formerly Champagne-Ardenne): see the ranking of the largest cities in Grand Est.
The 20 largest cities in the Aube department by population
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troyes | 63,254 | 13 | 4,792 | 91st |
| 2 | Romilly-sur-Seine | 15,231 | 25 | 602 | 657th |
| 3 | Saint-André-les-Vergers | 13,018 | 5.9 | 2,222 | 781st |
| 4 | La Chapelle-Saint-Luc | 12,730 | 10 | 1,215 | 794th |
| 5 | Sainte-Savine | 10,616 | 7.6 | 1,406 | 983rd |
| 6 | Saint-Julien-les-Villas | 6,868 | 5.3 | 1,306 | 1,608th |
| 7 | Nogent-sur-Seine | 5,631 | 20 | 280 | 2,030th |
| 8 | Pont-Sainte-Marie | 5,335 | 4.0 | 1,337 | 2,136th |
| 9 | Rosières-près-Troyes | 5,142 | 6.2 | 825 | 2,223rd |
| 10 | Bar-sur-Aube | 4,877 | 16 | 300 | 2,340th |
| 11 | La Rivière-de-Corps | 3,756 | 7.3 | 517 | 3,067th |
| 12 | Les Noës-près-Troyes | 3,297 | 0.7 | 4,516 | 3,488th |
| 13 | Bréviandes | 3,279 | 6.1 | 534 | 3,501st |
| 14 | Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis | 3,274 | 75 | 43 | 3,510th |
| 15 | Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres | 3,268 | 12 | 276 | 3,524th |
| 16 | Bar-sur-Seine | 3,055 | 28 | 111 | 3,773rd |
| 17 | Saint-Lyé | 3,013 | 33 | 92 | 3,821st |
| 18 | Arcis-sur-Aube | 2,867 | 9.5 | 302 | 3,992nd |
| 19 | Brienne-le-Château | 2,708 | 22 | 126 | 4,185th |
| 20 | Villenauxe-la-Grande | 2,642 | 18 | 146 | 4,297th |
Largest towns by area in the Aube department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis | 3,274 | 75 | 43 | 462nd |
| 2 | Piney | 1,405 | 71 | 20 | 521st |
| 3 | Vendeuvre-sur-Barse | 2,265 | 52 | 44 | 1,070th |
| 4 | Champignol-lez-Mondeville | 269 | 44 | 6 | 1,621st |
| 5 | Les Riceys | 1,200 | 43 | 28 | 1,732nd |
| 6 | Mailly-le-Camp | 2,038 | 43 | 48 | 1,751st |
| 7 | Poivres | 157 | 43 | 4 | 1,780th |
| 8 | Rumilly-lès-Vaudes | 575 | 42 | 14 | 1,794th |
| 9 | Maraye-en-Othe | 431 | 42 | 10 | 1,799th |
| 10 | Plancy-l'Abbaye | 974 | 41 | 24 | 1,899th |
Most densely populated towns in the Aube department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troyes | 63,254 | 13 | 4,792 | 151st |
| 2 | Les Noës-près-Troyes | 3,297 | 0.7 | 4,516 | 165th |
| 3 | Saint-André-les-Vergers | 13,018 | 5.9 | 2,222 | 408th |
| 4 | Sainte-Savine | 10,616 | 7.6 | 1,406 | 667th |
| 5 | Pont-Sainte-Marie | 5,335 | 4.0 | 1,337 | 700th |
| 6 | Saint-Julien-les-Villas | 6,868 | 5.3 | 1,306 | 729th |
| 7 | La Chapelle-Saint-Luc | 12,730 | 10 | 1,215 | 789th |
| 8 | Rosières-près-Troyes | 5,142 | 6.2 | 825 | 1,159th |
| 9 | Romilly-sur-Seine | 15,231 | 25 | 602 | 1,556th |
| 10 | Bréviandes | 3,279 | 6.1 | 534 | 1,746th |
All towns in the Aube department (431)
INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.
- Ailleville (225)
- Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis (3,274)
- Allibaudières (213)
- Amance (251)
- Arcis-sur-Aube (2,867)
- Arconville (108)
- Argançon (102)
- Arrelles (91)
- Arrembécourt (49)
- Arrentières (178)
- Arsonval (293)
- Assenay (138)
- Assencières (193)
- Aubeterre (404)
- Aulnay (112)
- Auxon (902)
- Avant-lès-Marcilly (520)
- Avant-lès-Ramerupt (162)
- Avirey-Lingey (207)
- Avon-la-Pèze (215)
- Avreuil (170)
- Bagneux-la-Fosse (183)
- Bailly-le-Franc (35)
- Balignicourt (58)
- Balnot-la-Grange (113)
- Balnot-sur-Laignes (154)
- Bar-sur-Aube (4,877)
- Bar-sur-Seine (3,055)
- Barberey-Saint-Sulpice (1,572)
- Barbuise (445)
- Baroville (259)
- Bayel (747)
- Bercenay-en-Othe (422)
- Bercenay-le-Hayer (188)
- Bergères (117)
- Bernon (163)
- Bertignolles (52)
- Bérulle (196)
- Bessy (114)
- Bétignicourt (31)
- Beurey (179)
- Blaincourt-sur-Aube (99)
- Blignicourt (44)
- Bligny (164)
- Bossancourt (196)
- Bouilly (1,128)
- Boulages (229)
- Bouranton (649)
- Bourdenay (130)
- Bourguignons (260)
- Bouy-Luxembourg (245)
- Bouy-sur-Orvin (57)
- Bragelogne-Beauvoir (220)
- Braux (117)
- Bréviandes (3,279)
- Brévonnes (690)
- Briel-sur-Barse (198)
- Brienne-la-Vieille (387)
- Brienne-le-Château (2,708)
- Brillecourt (92)
- Bucey-en-Othe (437)
- Buchères (2,087)
- Buxeuil (111)
- Buxières-sur-Arce (102)
- Celles-sur-Ource (510)
- Chacenay (53)
- Chalette-sur-Voire (135)
- Chamoy (508)
- Champ-sur-Barse (26)
- Champfleury (111)
- Champignol-lez-Mondeville (269)
- Champigny-sur-Aube (91)
- Channes (110)
- Chaource (1,020)
- Chapelle-Vallon (236)
- Chappes (365)
- Charmont-sous-Barbuise (1,080)
- Charmoy (61)
- Charny-le-Bachot (246)
- Chaserey (45)
- Châtres (715)
- Chauchigny (221)
- Chaudrey (143)
- Chauffour-lès-Bailly (130)
- Chaumesnil (115)
- Chavanges (578)
- Chennegy (483)
- Chervey (147)
- Chesley (297)
- Chessy-les-Prés (547)
- Clérey (1,177)
- Coclois (172)
- Colombé-la-Fosse (163)
- Colombé-le-Sec (157)
- Cormost (288)
- Courcelles-sur-Voire (23)
- Courceroy (155)
- Coursan-en-Othe (103)
- Courtaoult (98)
- Courtenot (213)
- Courteranges (612)
- Courteron (101)
- Coussegrey (182)
- Couvignon (201)
- Crancey (703)
- Creney-près-Troyes (2,060)
- Crésantignes (316)
- Crespy-le-Neuf (124)
- Cunfin (165)
- Cussangy (202)
- Dampierre (328)
- Davrey (235)
- Dienville (835)
- Dierrey-Saint-Julien (278)
- Dierrey-Saint-Pierre (307)
- Dolancourt (127)
- Dommartin-le-Coq (50)
- Donnement (73)
- Dosches (321)
- Dosnon (103)
- Droupt-Saint-Basle (345)
- Droupt-Sainte-Marie (256)
- Eaux-Puiseaux (252)
- Échemines (84)
- Éclance (88)
- Éguilly-sous-Bois (112)
- Engente (26)
- Épagne (129)
- Épothémont (157)
- Ervy-le-Châtel (1,108)
- Essoyes (722)
- Estissac (1,784)
- Étourvy (145)
- Étrelles-sur-Aube (164)
- Faux-Villecerf (221)
- Fay-lès-Marcilly (83)
- Fays-la-Chapelle (120)
- Ferreux-Quincey (410)
- Feuges (335)
- Fontaine (252)
- Fontaine-les-Grès (927)
- Fontaine-Mâcon (648)
- Fontenay-de-Bossery (72)
- Fontette (184)
- Fontvannes (720)
- Fouchères (510)
- Fralignes (102)
- Fravaux (36)
- Fresnay (51)
- Fresnoy-le-Château (273)
- Fuligny (40)
- Gélannes (702)
- Géraudot (345)
- Grandville (87)
- Gumery (231)
- Gyé-sur-Seine (472)
- Hampigny (218)
- Herbisse (153)
- Isle-Aubigny (170)
- Isle-Aumont (508)
- Jasseines (159)
- Jaucourt (143)
- Javernant (166)
- Jessains (256)
- Jeugny (475)
- Joncreuil (90)
- Jully-sur-Sarce (239)
- Juvancourt (103)
- Juvanzé (37)
- Juzanvigny (125)
- La Chaise (32)
- La Chapelle-Saint-Luc (12,730)
- La Fosse-Corduan (217)
- La Loge-aux-Chèvres (97)
- La Loge-Pomblin (53)
- La Louptière-Thénard (315)
- La Motte-Tilly (379)
- La Rivière-de-Corps (3,756)
- La Rothière (127)
- La Saulsotte (685)
- La Vendue-Mignot (246)
- La Villeneuve-au-Châtelot (150)
- La Villeneuve-au-Chêne (418)
- Lagesse (214)
- Laines-aux-Bois (543)
- Landreville (407)
- Lantages (224)
- Lassicourt (58)
- Laubressel (561)
- Lavau (1,020)
- Le Chêne (280)
- Le Mériot (626)
- Le Pavillon-Sainte-Julie (283)
- Lentilles (129)
- Les Bordes-Aumont (554)
- Les Croûtes (100)
- Les Grandes-Chapelles (408)
- Les Granges (80)
- Les Loges-Margueron (285)
- Les Noës-près-Troyes (3,297)
- Les Riceys (1,200)
- Lesmont (302)
- Lévigny (96)
- Lhuître (274)
- Lignières (226)
- Lignol-le-Château (164)
- Lirey (118)
- Loches-sur-Ource (356)
- Longchamp-sur-Aujon (374)
- Longeville-sur-Mogne (141)
- Longpré-le-Sec (69)
- Longsols (130)
- Longueville-sur-Aube (135)
- Lusigny-sur-Barse (2,326)
- Luyères (478)
- Macey (993)
- Machy (110)
- Magnant (167)
- Magnicourt (83)
- Magny-Fouchard (262)
- Mailly-le-Camp (2,038)
- Maison-des-Champs (36)
- Maisons-lès-Chaource (178)
- Maisons-lès-Soulaines (58)
- Maizières-la-Grande-Paroisse (1,560)
- Maizières-lès-Brienne (160)
- Maraye-en-Othe (431)
- Marcilly-le-Hayer (710)
- Marigny-le-Châtel (1,792)
- Marnay-sur-Seine (240)
- Marolles-lès-Bailly (118)
- Marolles-sous-Lignières (375)
- Mathaux (221)
- Maupas (99)
- Mergey (666)
- Merrey-sur-Arce (328)
- Méry-sur-Seine (1,459)
- Mesgrigny (258)
- Mesnil-la-Comtesse (58)
- Mesnil-Lettre (58)
- Mesnil-Saint-Loup (609)
- Mesnil-Saint-Père (447)
- Mesnil-Sellières (591)
- Messon (475)
- Metz-Robert (54)
- Meurville (157)
- Molins-sur-Aube (103)
- Montaulin (844)
- Montceaux-lès-Vaudes (268)
- Montfey (121)
- Montgueux (399)
- Montier-en-l'Isle (215)
- Montiéramey (406)
- Montigny-les-Monts (256)
- Montmartin-le-Haut (62)
- Montmorency-Beaufort (135)
- Montpothier (339)
- Montreuil-sur-Barse (296)
- Montsuzain (399)
- Morembert (31)
- Morvilliers (277)
- Moussey (664)
- Mussy-sur-Seine (924)
- Neuville-sur-Seine (384)
- Neuville-sur-Vanne (481)
- Noé-les-Mallets (107)
- Nogent-en-Othe (42)
- Nogent-sur-Aube (319)
- Nogent-sur-Seine (5,631)
- Nozay (162)
- Onjon (265)
- Origny-le-Sec (610)
- Ormes (164)
- Ortillon (21)
- Orvilliers-Saint-Julien (317)
- Ossey-les-Trois-Maisons (588)
- Paisy-Cosdon (352)
- Pargues (147)
- Pars-lès-Chavanges (45)
- Pars-lès-Romilly (855)
- Payns (1,437)
- Pel-et-Der (131)
- Périgny-la-Rose (164)
- Perthes-lès-Brienne (61)
- Petit-Mesnil (206)
- Piney (1,405)
- Plaines-Saint-Lange (272)
- Plancy-l'Abbaye (974)
- Planty (231)
- Plessis-Barbuise (190)
- Poivres (157)
- Poligny (56)
- Polisot (330)
- Polisy (178)
- Pont-Sainte-Marie (5,335)
- Pont-sur-Seine (1,108)
- Pouan-les-Vallées (515)
- Pougy (260)
- Pouy-sur-Vannes (178)
- Praslin (94)
- Précy-Notre-Dame (67)
- Précy-Saint-Martin (178)
- Prémierfait (91)
- Proverville (220)
- Prugny (374)
- Prunay-Belleville (234)
- Prusy (87)
- Puits-et-Nuisement (208)
- Racines (184)
- Radonvilliers (328)
- Ramerupt (421)
- Rances (39)
- Rhèges (210)
- Rigny-la-Nonneuse (160)
- Rigny-le-Ferron (331)
- Rilly-Sainte-Syre (239)
- Romilly-sur-Seine (15,231)
- Roncenay (179)
- Rosières-près-Troyes (5,142)
- Rosnay-l'Hôpital (158)
- Rouilly-Sacey (394)
- Rouilly-Saint-Loup (572)
- Rouvres-les-Vignes (115)
- Rumilly-lès-Vaudes (575)
- Ruvigny (518)
- Saint-André-les-Vergers (13,018)
- Saint-Aubin (591)
- Saint-Benoist-sur-Vanne (231)
- Saint-Benoît-sur-Seine (464)
- Saint-Christophe-Dodinicourt (32)
- Saint-Étienne-sous-Barbuise (173)
- Saint-Flavy (308)
- Saint-Germain (2,487)
- Saint-Hilaire-sous-Romilly (340)
- Saint-Jean-de-Bonneval (411)
- Saint-Julien-les-Villas (6,868)
- Saint-Léger-près-Troyes (929)
- Saint-Léger-sous-Brienne (385)
- Saint-Léger-sous-Margerie (51)
- Saint-Loup-de-Buffigny (218)
- Saint-Lupien (236)
- Saint-Lyé (3,013)
- Saint-Mards-en-Othe (648)
- Saint-Martin-de-Bossenay (349)
- Saint-Mesmin (923)
- Saint-Nabord-sur-Aube (140)
- Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle (82)
- Saint-Oulph (326)
- Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres (3,268)
- Saint-Parres-lès-Vaudes (1,100)
- Saint-Phal (528)
- Saint-Pouange (1,242)
- Saint-Remy-sous-Barbuise (261)
- Saint-Thibault (553)
- Saint-Usage (71)
- Sainte-Maure (2,094)
- Sainte-Savine (10,616)
- Salon (135)
- Saulcy (63)
- Savières (1,101)
- Semoine (221)
- Soligny-les-Étangs (267)
- Sommeval (304)
- Soulaines-Dhuys (430)
- Souligny (389)
- Spoy (144)
- Thennelières (355)
- Thieffrain (161)
- Thil (105)
- Thors (65)
- Torcy-le-Grand (438)
- Torcy-le-Petit (74)
- Torvilliers (1,055)
- Traînel (1,109)
- Trancault (186)
- Trannes (200)
- Trouans (205)
- Troyes (63,254)
- Turgy (44)
- Unienville (115)
- Urville (103)
- Vailly (330)
- Val-d'Auzon (364)
- Vallant-Saint-Georges (415)
- Vallentigny (189)
- Vallières (168)
- Vanlay (291)
- Vauchassis (509)
- Vauchonvilliers (176)
- Vaucogne (71)
- Vaudes (712)
- Vaupoisson (134)
- Vendeuvre-sur-Barse (2,265)
- Vernonvilliers (61)
- Verpillières-sur-Ource (111)
- Verricourt (61)
- Verrières (1,958)
- Viâpres-le-Petit (122)
- Villacerf (605)
- Villadin (109)
- Ville-aux-Bois (28)
- Ville-sous-la-Ferté (918)
- Ville-sur-Arce (213)
- Ville-sur-Terre (101)
- Villechétif (970)
- Villeloup (134)
- Villemereuil (240)
- Villemoiron-en-Othe (206)
- Villemorien (213)
- Villemoyenne (743)
- Villenauxe-la-Grande (2,642)
- Villeneuve-au-Chemin (193)
- Villeret (67)
- Villery (285)
- Villette-sur-Aube (262)
- Villiers-Herbisse (83)
- Villiers-le-Bois (99)
- Villiers-sous-Praslin (72)
- Villy-en-Trodes (251)
- Villy-le-Bois (58)
- Villy-le-Maréchal (200)
- Vinets (196)
- Virey-sous-Bar (598)
- Vitry-le-Croisé (226)
- Viviers-sur-Artaut (119)
- Voigny (145)
- Vosnon (242)
- Voué (705)
- Vougrey (40)
- Vulaines (230)
- Yèvres-le-Petit (55)
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Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.