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It skews older: 33% of residents are 65 or over. This town in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 1,513.
People here tend to be in good health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Housing is within reach (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. School results trail most towns: brevet results 3 points below the expected rate. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Champs-sur-Yonne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Champs-sur-Yonne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Champs-sur-Yonne 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.
Champs-sur-Yonne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Champs-sur-Yonne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Vaux, in Auxerre, 1 mi away.
14% 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 Champs-sur-Yonne.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
238 deaths in Champs-sur-Yonne between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 246: 3% below. Life expectancy in Yonne: 84.2 years for women and 78.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. Also worth knowing: the town has one family doctor.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Over-65s are a third of the population. Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults, higher than Yonne’s towns (21%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15.
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Champs-sur-Yonne | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,765/m², comes from 48 sales of houses and apartments in Champs-sur-Yonne from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 94% of sales, apartments for the rest. House rents are put at about €8.99/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,781/m² | 45 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 4 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 3.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul BertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 182 | 85%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Per resident in work, Champs-sur-Yonne counts 0.7 jobs (400 jobs, 550 workers). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.2% of commuters at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €26,210 a year per consumption unit, above Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Champs-sur-Yonne. Best known first.
Nothing in Champs-sur-Yonne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Champs-sur-Yonne.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champs-sur-Yonne | 1,513 | — | — | A− | — | A− |
| Auxerre | 35,097 | 3.9 | C− | B | D | C+ |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche | 3,151 | 5.1 | A | B− | A− | B+ |
| Monéteau | 4,114 | 7.3 | B+ | B | C− | B |
| Appoigny | 3,114 | 9.5 | A | B+ | A | B |
| Toucy | 2,571 | 14 | C+ | A− | C | C− |
| Montholon | 2,709 | 16 | B | A | A | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Champs-sur-Yonne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 25% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,765/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Champs-sur-Yonne grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Champs-sur-Yonne is a commune of 1,513 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois. 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) · 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 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.