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Saint-YonEssonne

A town of 923 in Essonne, Île-de-France.

Population

923

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€16.27

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€34,270

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

15%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saint-Yon a good place to live?

Saint-Yon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Yon · Inscrit · Photo: X-Javier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Saint-Yon’s story

Saint-Yon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Yon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.

11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1948First protected: Église Saint-Yon
1979Most recently protected: Léproserie de la Madeleine (ancienne)

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Yon.

History

Saint-Yon keeps more of its old housing than Essonne or compared French towns: 11% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

On this, Saint-Yon is above both Essonne’s towns (3.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Yon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

12th c.

oldest protected part

1948

first monument protected

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Age of homes11% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Yon?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Saint-Yon than in Essonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 45% of adults

In the comparison, Saint-Yon comes above both Essonne’s towns (39%) and compared French towns (30%). 9.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

44.2median age

Saint-YonEssonne medianFrance median

Essonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

20%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%

CAP or BEP18%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education45%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Essonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Yon
	Saint-Yon	Essonne median	France median
Under 15	17%	20%	17%
15–24	9.4%	12%	11%
25–44	24%	25%	23%
45–64	29%	26%	26%
65+	20%	16%	22%
No diploma	11%	15%	19%
CAP or BEP	18%	20%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	19%	18%
Higher education	45%	39%	30%

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Ages44.2 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households370 households · 2.5 people per household Born abroad8.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saint-Yon?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Essonne median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Incomes in Saint-Yon run higher than in Essonne’s towns or compared French towns: a median €34,270 a year per consumption unit

For Saint-Yon, that is above both Essonne’s towns (€29,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). 5.4% of the labour force are out of work. Saint-Yon has 50 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.1 per worker.

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%

Public transport14%

Motorbike or scooter2%

On foot1%

Bicycle1%

jobs based in Saint-Yon, 0.1 per working resident

5.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€34,270

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€34,270 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work15% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.1 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

79.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 9.4 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Yon, 98.0% passed the bac, above both Essonne’s towns (91.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%).

98%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Yon79.7%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Saint-Yon98.0%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège La Fontaine aux BergersNearest collègeCollège	Collège	141	78%−10 pts
Lycée René CassinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	450	98%+2 pts

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98%

passed the general and technological bac, +2 pts against the expected rate

79.7%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −9.4 pts against the expected rate

2.9 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges79.7% passed the brevet · Two collèges within 5 km Lycées98.0% passed the bac · One lycée within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Saint-Yon costs an estimated advertised €16.27/m² a month, against €17.41/m² in Essonne’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

€16.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Yon€16.27/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Essonne median€17.41/m²

€16.27/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.91 to €19.03/m² a month)

€14.04/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€16.27/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Porte Bourdeau and 6 more in and around Saint-Yon

Heritage in and near Saint-Yon. Best known first.

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RuinsRuinsPorte Bourdeauin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Segrez1.7 km south, in Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Baville4.2 km west, in Saint-Chéron ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Souzy-la-Briche4.6 km southwest, in Souzy-la-Briche ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Merle Blanc4.5 km east, in Avrainville ChâteauChâteauChâteau De Bruyères-le-chatel3.8 km north, in Bruyères-le-Châtel

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Everything we know about Saint-Yon

13pages on Saint-Yon

The big questions

SchoolsTwo collèges and one lycées within 5 km Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 3.1 mi away Housing27 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.2 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Yon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Léproserie de la Madeleine (ancienne)Public building · 15th & 16th c.

Église Saint-YonChurch · 12th c.

Photo credits

Léproserie de la Madeleine (ancienne): Photo: P.poschadel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Yon: Photo: X-Javier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Yon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Yon yet.

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Saint-Yon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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BreuilletBoissy-sous-Saint-YonBruyères-le-ChâtelÉglySaint-ChéronOllainvilleSaint-Yon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Yon	923	—	—	—	—	—
Breuillet	9,157	0.8	C	D	B⁺	B⁻
Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon	3,882	1.4	A⁻	C⁻	B⁺	B⁺
Bruyères-le-Châtel	3,788	2.1	A	D	A⁻	A⁺
Égly	7,166	2.4	C⁺	D	B	A⁻
Saint-Chéron	5,132	2.9	C⁺	C⁻	B	B
Ollainville	5,455	3	B	D	B⁻	B⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Yon

Commune in Essonne, Île-de-France

Saint-Yon is a commune of 923 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Juine et Renarde (CCEJR). 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

Population: 923 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Entre Juine et Renarde (CCEJR)
Département: Essonne (91)
Région: Île-de-France
Area: 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km²)
INSEE code: 91581

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.