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The town, home to 24 people, lies in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Bois-d'Arcy: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Just over two fifths of its homes are second homes. 15- to 24-year-olds are 17% of the population.
The 2 things Bois-d'Arcy does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bois-d'Arcy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Camp antique de Cora, in Saint-Moré, 2.9 mi away.
45% 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 Bois-d'Arcy.
4.3% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, higher than both Yonne’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 19% have a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Bois-d'Arcy | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 4.3% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 17% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 29% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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 Bois-d'Arcy: 4 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Bois-d'Arcy. Best known first.
Nothing in Bois-d'Arcy 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 Bois-d'Arcy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bois-d'Arcy | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avallon | 6,305 | 9.9 | B− | A− | D− | C |
| Clamecy Nièvre | 3,544 | 11 | C | A+ | D− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bois-d'Arcy is a commune of 24 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
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.