Appoigny, #1 on this list · Photo: Lulucmy (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Yonne · 2026

Best places to live in Yonne

Appoigny ranks first of 19 ranked towns of 2,500 or more in Yonne, and #195 of 3,798 French towns. 2 of the 19 grade A− or better; scores run from 70.3 down to 30.3.

The overall score, sorted within the département; the letter compares each town with every French town of 2,500+, and its rank among French towns sits beside it. How grades work

Appoigny

3,114 people

Score 70.3·#195 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A, jobs & income B⁺·lowest: walkability C⁺

Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche

3,151 people

Score 63.5·#532 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: jobs & income A, safety A⁻·lowest: schools C

Monéteau

4,114 people

B⁺

Score 57.9·#970 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: schools A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: safety C⁻

All 19 towns, ranked

By overall score against French towns; ranks are within the département, and each French rank links to the national list.

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19 towns

#TownScoreGrade · French rankWhat drives it

1Appoigny3,114 people70.3top 5.1%A#195 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, jobs & income B⁺·lowest: walkability C⁺

2Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche3,151 people63.5top 14.0%A#532 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A, safety A⁻·lowest: schools C

3Monéteau4,114 people57.9top 25.5%B⁺#970 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: safety C⁻

4Montholon2,709 people51.1top 43.3%B#1,646 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, cost of living A·lowest: health D

5Brienon-sur-Armançon3,032 people50.3top 45.9%B⁻#1,743 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability A⁻·lowest: jobs & income D

6Tonnerre4,261 people49.4top 48.3%B⁻#1,835 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, schools A⁻·lowest: safety D⁻

7Avallon6,305 people48.3bottom 48.7%B⁻#1,949 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living A⁻·lowest: safety D⁻

8Saint-Florentin4,164 people47.3bottom 45.6%B⁻#2,065 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability A⁻·lowest: safety D

9Saint-Clément2,849 people46.8bottom 44.2%C⁺#2,120 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability B⁺, health B·lowest: cost of living C⁺

10Toucy2,571 people46.5bottom 43.5%C⁺#2,145 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁻, walkability B⁺·lowest: health C⁻

11Charny Orée de Puisaye4,900 people43.7bottom 36.1%C⁺#2,427 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, safety B⁺·lowest: schools D

12Pont-sur-Yonne3,391 people41.9bottom 32.1%C#2,578 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B⁺·lowest: safety D

13Paron4,834 people40.1bottom 27.2%C#2,767 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability B⁺, health B⁻·lowest: jobs & income D

14Auxerre35,097 people37.4bottom 20.9%C⁻#3,004 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B·lowest: safety D

15Migennes6,688 people36.1bottom 17.9%C⁻#3,118 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B⁺·lowest: safety D

16Sens27,106 people35.3bottom 16.2%C⁻#3,181 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, schools C⁺·lowest: safety D

17Villeneuve-la-Guyard3,455 people35.2bottom 16.2%C⁻#3,182 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, safety B⁻·lowest: schools D

18Joigny9,016 people33.7bottom 13.4%D#3,288 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B⁺·lowest: safety D⁻

19Villeneuve-sur-Yonne5,135 people30.3bottom 8.1%D#3,491 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B⁺, walkability B·lowest: safety D

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the best place to live in Yonne?

Appoigny ranks first of 19 graded towns of 2,500 or more: safety (A) and jobs & income (B+) are its strongest grades; walkability (C+) is its lowest. Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche and Monéteau follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Yonne, where five or more have an overall grade.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers places of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Smaller places, and towns missing figures the overall grade needs, show their grades on their own pages; every commune is listed on the Yonne page.

Photos: Appoigny, Lulucmy (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche, Clément-météo (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Monéteau, François GOGLINS (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #70 of November 9, 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.