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A town of 2,128 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Champigny a good place to live?

Champigny has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. At the median price of €1,658/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Yonne Nord. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 42% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Champigny stand out

The one thing Champigny does most differently from other towns.

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How Champigny grades

Each subject compares Champigny 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.

How grading works

WalkabilityB+Open →Jobs & income6.9% unemploymentC+Open →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 11% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns · less sure: likely between C− and A−B−Open →Cost of livingB−Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0
Champigny’s story

Champigny in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Champigny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Champigny before 1900, the earliest Charles Huré, in 1639.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Champigny.

Work & commuteJobs & income C+

Fewer people in Champigny are out of work than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.9%

The median disposable income was €25,350 a year per consumption unit, higher than Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Public transport took 14.6% of Champigny’s working residents to work at the census.

17%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
Public transport15%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
350
jobs based in Champigny, 0.3 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 66% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Few people in Champigny are 65 or over: 19%, below Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

17% are under 15, above Yonne’s towns (15%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 25% of adults. Typical age in Champigny: 44.4, the median.

44.4median age
ChampignyYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Champigny
ChampignyYonne medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–2411%10%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6430%25%26%
65+19%28%22%
No diploma23%26%19%
CAP or BEP28%30%26%
Baccalauréat20%16%18%
Higher education25%21%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Champigny keeps more of its old housing than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Champigny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

HealthHealth B−

Champigny has a higher adjusted death rate than 54% of compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

At birth, a girl in Yonne can expect 84.2 years and a boy 78.1 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 178 deaths in Champigny from 2016 to 2025; there were 159, 11% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 89 per 100 expected, about level with compared French towns (88) and below Yonne’s towns (95). The nearest emergency department to Champigny is Centre hospitalier Sud Seine et Marne site Montereau, 9.4 mi away.

−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw89
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Champigny · 0.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Sud Seine et Marne site Montereau
9.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Sud Seine et Marne site Montereau
84.2 · 78.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.

HousingCost of living B−

The median home in Champigny sells for €1,658/m², against €1,433/m² in Yonne’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Estimated advertised rent for houses: €11.43/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 72 homes were sold in Champigny. Among the homes sold, 96% were houses.

€1,658/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Champigny€1,658/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,707/m²69
€12.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.14 to €15.04/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.43/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,590
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Yonne Nord

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Safety

Champigny has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

2025 saw 18 offenses recorded in Champigny. Graded property crimes ran at 10.2 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 3.2 (2023–2025 average). The graded crime recorded most locally was family violence (2025).

3.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Recorded by type · 2025

Family violence9
Criminal damage9
Armed robbery0
Fraud7

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.

3.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
26.3%
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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (26.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Champigny

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Landmarks

Champigny has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Champigny

2 notable people were born in Champigny.

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Champigny’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Yonne →
Villeneuve-la-GuyardPont-sur-YonneCannes-ÉcluseSaint-Germain-LavalMontereau-Fault-YonneVarennes-sur-SeineVilleneuve-la-GuyardPont-sur-YonneCannes-ÉcluseSaint-Germain-LavalMontereau-Fault-YonneVarennes-sur-SeineChampigny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Champigny2,128——B−—B−
Villeneuve-la-Guyard3,4553.6C−C+B−C
Pont-sur-Yonne3,3913.9CB+DC−
Cannes-Écluse Seine-et-Marne2,7427.6—C−—C
Saint-Germain-Laval Seine-et-Marne2,8889—C−—C+
Montereau-Fault-Yonne Seine-et-Marne22,2799.6DC−C−B−
Varennes-sur-Seine Seine-et-Marne3,7489.8DC−C−C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Champigny

Is Champigny safe?

Champigny has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.

Is Champigny expensive to live in?

Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.35/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Champigny grades B− for cost of living.

About Champigny

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Champigny is a commune of 2,128 people in the Communauté de communes Yonne Nord. 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

Population
2,128 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Yonne Nord
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
8.2 sq mi (21.2 km²)
INSEE code
89074

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.