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Population 184: a town in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Bessy-sur-Cure isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 47% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Bessy-sur-Cure does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bessy-sur-Cure as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Manoir du Chastenay, in Arcy-sur-Cure, 1.9 mi away.
54% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bessy-sur-Cure.
Among adults, 28% have a degree. The median resident of Bessy-sur-Cure is 51.2 years old.
55% women, 45% men
About 81 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.
| Bessy-sur-Cure | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
1.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €25,680 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The market in Bessy-sur-Cure: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.54/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Bessy-sur-Cure. Best known first.
Nothing in Bessy-sur-Cure is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bessy-sur-Cure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessy-sur-Cure | 184 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avallon | 6,305 | 12 | B− | A− | D− | C |
| Auxerre | 35,097 | 14 | C− | B | D | C+ |
| Clamecy Nièvre | 3,544 | 15 | C | A+ | D− | C− |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche | 3,151 | 16 | A | B− | A− | B+ |
| Monéteau | 4,114 | 17 | B+ | B | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bessy-sur-Cure is a commune of 184 people in the Communauté de communes Chablis Villages et Terroirs. 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 November 4, 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.