Cézy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 7.5% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Cézy 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 Cézy.
HealthHealth C−
Cézy’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Cézy’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, close to Yonne’s towns (95) and above compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Cézy · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Joigny
13.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Sens
84.2 · 78.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The median sale price of homes in Cézy is €1,234/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 51 sales of houses and apartments in Cézy from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,433/m² for the median of compared towns in Yonne.
€1,234/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cézy€1,234/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,234/m²
51
€10.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.12 to €12.79/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Jovinien
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Cézy has lower unemployment than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.5%
In the comparison, Cézy comes below both Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 8.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport5%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Cézy, 0.2 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 33% of compared French towns
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Cézy: 29% were built before 1919, more than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Cézy sits above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Cézy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cézy
Is Cézy safe?
Cézy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 7.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Cézy expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.19/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Cézy grades B+ for cost of living.
About Cézy
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Cézy is a commune of 1,070 people in the Communauté de communes du Jovinien. 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.
