Avallon grades B− overall: better than 49% of compared French towns, and #7 of 19 in Yonne. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 16.5 recorded violent incidents and 25.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,323/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan. Its strongest is walkability (A): 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 25% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Avallon with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Avallon.
Safety
Crime per resident in Avallon runs higher than in 96% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 224 offenses in the graded categories in Avallon in 2025. On the Safety Grade, Avallon ranks 17th of the 19 compared towns in Yonne. For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.3% of the index here.
16.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage101
Other physical violence46
Family violence23
Sexual violence17
Burglary15
Vehicle theft13
Theft from vehicles9
Drug use57
Theft without violence43
Fraud42
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
16.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
224
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Avallon gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 24.7% of commuters
That puts Avallon above both Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €21,800 a year per consumption unit. Avallon has 5,100 jobs for 2,150 working residents, 2.4 per worker.
25%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving68%
On foot20%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
5,100
jobs based in Avallon, 2.4 per working resident
14.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 92% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
9 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1995
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Avallon: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1995. 17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Avallon than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.39/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Avallon is below both Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,323/m², comes from 211 sales of houses and apartments in Avallon from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Avallon sell for €1,492/m² and apartments for €1,133/m².
€1,323/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Avallon€1,323/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,492/m²
125
Apartments
€1,133/m²
86
€9.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.71 to €11.44/m² a month)
3.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,000
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Avallon’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 74% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Avallon’s deaths ran at 97 per 100 expected, close to Yonne’s towns (95) and above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,010 residents of Avallon died, against 858 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Avallon · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Avallon
20.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Robert Morlevat Semur En Auxois
84.2 · 78.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
89.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Avallon, 97.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Yonne’s towns (91.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Schools rank #3 of 18 in Yonne.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Avallon than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15
In the comparison, Avallon comes below both Yonne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 30% of residents.
50.5median age
AvallonYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
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Questions about Avallon
Is Avallon safe?
It grades D− for safety, #17 of 19 in Yonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 101 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Avallon good?
They grade B+, better than 73% of compared French towns and #3 of 18 in Yonne. 97% of 107 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent du Parc des Chaumes in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Avallon expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,323/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Avallon grades A− for cost of living.
About Avallon
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Avallon is a commune of 6,305 people in the Communauté de communes Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan. 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
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.
