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ChamplayYonne

A town of 733 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Champlay a good place to live?

Champlay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Champlay’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Champlay’s story

No historic monuments in Champlay

The Culture ministry lists no building in Champlay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-André, in Joigny, 2.2 mi away.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Champlay.

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults, above Yonne’s towns (21%) but below compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for just over a quarter of residents. 15% of residents are children under 15.

46.7median age
ChamplayYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Champlay
ChamplayYonne medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4422%20%23%
45–6426%25%26%
65+26%28%22%
No diploma18%26%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%16%18%
Higher education26%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Champlay, 6.9%, runs below Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

At the census, 11.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, about level with compared French towns (13.4%) and below Yonne’s towns (17.2%). Champlay has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Median disposable income comes to €25,370 a year per consumption unit.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
Public transport7%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
100
jobs based in Champlay, 0.3 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

82.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

At the lycées within 5 km of Champlay, 85.1% passed the bac, below Yonne’s towns (91.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Collège pupils travel 1.7 mi to the nearest one.

92%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Champlay82.9%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Champlay85.1%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Marie NoëlNearest collègeCollègeCollège11469%−3 pts
Lycée polyvalent Louis DavierNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée29192%−3 pts
Collège Saint-Jacques PrivateBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège9999%+12 pts
92%
passed the general and technological bac, −3 pts against the expected rate
66%
passed the vocational bac, −13 pts against the expected rate
82.9%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
1.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Champlay is €10.19/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 18 homes in Champlay.

€10.19/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Champlay€10.19/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€10.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.12 to €12.79/m² a month)
€8.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Joigny and 2 more in and around Champlay

Heritage and museums in and near Champlay. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Champlay

13pages on Champlay

Landmarks

Nothing in Champlay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Champlay

2 notable people were born in Champlay.

Their page →

Champlay’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 →
JoignyMigennesMontholonAppoignyBrienon-sur-ArmançonMonéteauJoignyMigennesMontholonAppoignyBrienon-sur-ArmançonMonéteauChamplay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Champlay733—————
Joigny9,0162DB+D−D
Migennes6,6884.8C−B+DC−
Montholon2,7095.4BAAD
Appoigny3,1147.5AB+AB
Brienon-sur-Armançon3,0329.7B−A+CB−
Monéteau4,11410B+BC−B

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

About Champlay

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Champlay is a commune of 733 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

Population
733 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Jovinien
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
8.1 sq mi (21 km²)
INSEE code
89075

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 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.