Brienon-sur-Armançon’s best grade is for cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The town ranks #5 of 19 in Yonne, with a B− overall. That leaves it better than 54% of compared French towns. Fewer journeys need a car (A−): just over nine in ten residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Jobs and pay trail most towns (D): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 17.8% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023.
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 Brienon-sur-Armançon 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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Église Saint-Loup · Classé · Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0
Brienon-sur-Armançon’s story
Brienon-sur-Armançon in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Brienon-sur-Armançon: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brienon-sur-Armançon.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Brienon-sur-Armançon costs less than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.01/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €968/m², lower than both Yonne’s towns (€1,433/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Only one of the 19 towns in Yonne costs less to buy into than Brienon-sur-Armançon, whose median sale is €968/m². House rents are put at about €8.31/m² a month.
€968/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Brienon-sur-Armançon€968/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,000/m²
100
€8.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.47 to €9.92/m² a month)
2.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Serein et Armance
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Unemployment in Brienon-sur-Armançon, 17.8%, runs above Yonne’s towns and compared French towns
After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,390 a year per consumption unit. Just over one in ten 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%). At the census, 3.1% of working residents in Brienon-sur-Armançon didn’t travel to work at all.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
800
jobs based in Brienon-sur-Armançon, 0.8 per working resident
17.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 83% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Brienon-sur-Armançon is higher than in 72% of compared French towns
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Brienon-sur-Armançon (2025). For 2025, the figures show 89 offenses in the town. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 13.9 violent offenses and 13 graded property crimes a year.
13.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage28
Family violence25
Other physical violence15
Burglary10
Sexual violence6
Vehicle theft5
Armed robbery0
Fraud26
Drug use11
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.
13.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
89
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.2%
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 · For theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 4.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
85.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 9.3 mi away. On school results, the town ranks #11 of 18 in Yonne.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Brienon-sur-Armançon than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 13% of adults
11% of the population is aged 15 to 24, higher than both Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 25% of residents. The middle age in Brienon-sur-Armançon is 47.
47median age
Brienon-sur-ArmançonYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma34%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education13%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B−
Brienon-sur-Armançon records 87 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 95 in Yonne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Brienon-sur-Armançon is Ch Joigny, 10.2 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 686 residents of Brienon-sur-Armançon died, against 465 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 48% more. Also worth knowing: life expectancy at birth in Yonne is 84.2 years for women and 78.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 4 general practitioners locally.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw148
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Brienon-sur-Armançon · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Joigny
13.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Auxerre
84.2 · 78.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Brienon-sur-Armançon
Is Brienon-sur-Armançon safe?
It grades C for safety, #9 of 19 in Yonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Brienon-sur-Armançon good?
They grade C+, better than 36% of compared French towns and #11 of 18 in Yonne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Brienon-sur-Armançon expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Brienon-sur-Armançon grades A+ for cost of living.
About Brienon-sur-Armançon
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Brienon-sur-Armançon is a commune of 3,032 people in the Communauté de communes Serein et Armance. 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.
