With a C+ overall, Charny Orée de Puisaye is better than 36% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #11 of 19 in Yonne. School results trail most towns (D): brevet results 7 points below the expected rate. Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Charny Orée de Puisaye 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–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Château · Classé · Photo: Patrick from Compiègne, France · CC BY-SA 2.0
Charny Orée de Puisaye’s story
Charny Orée de Puisaye in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Charny Orée de Puisaye: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level).
That’s 12 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 89% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1929.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1997First protected: Château de Montigny
2016Most recently protected: Église Notre-Dame de Malicorne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Charny Orée de Puisaye do less well than those of 92% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For exam results, it comes #16 of 18 in Yonne. 82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Charny Orée de Puisaye, lower than both Yonne’s towns (84.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%). There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 13.2 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Charny Orée de Puisaye: 33% were built before 1919, more than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. Charny Orée de Puisaye has 12 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, higher than both Yonne’s towns (5.9) and compared French towns (2.5). The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). Most of the list is houses and mansions: 4 of 6.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth D
Deaths in Charny Orée de Puisaye run above what its ages would predict: 105 per 100 expected, more than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Charny Orée de Puisaye can choose among 2 GPs. Life expectancy in Yonne: 84.2 years for women and 78.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 833 residents of Charny Orée de Puisaye died, against 715 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 17% more. The nearest emergency department to Charny Orée de Puisaye is Ch Joigny, 14.5 mi away.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw117
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Charny Orée de Puisaye · 1.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Joigny
17.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de L Agglomeration Montargoise
84.2 · 78.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Charny Orée de Puisaye has fewer young adults than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5% are 15 to 24
35% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 14%, below Yonne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Among adults, 19% have a degree.
56median age
Charny Orée de PuisayeYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 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
Safety
Charny Orée de Puisaye ranks below 68% of compared French towns for crime per resident
The graded crime recorded most in Charny Orée de Puisaye was criminal damage (2025). 2025 saw 96 offenses recorded here. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.4 cases of violence against people and 13.2 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
4.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage30
Burglary26
Family violence25
Vehicle theft15
Fraud40
Theft without violence31
Drug use7
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.
4.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
96
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.4%
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 · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 5.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people are out of work in Charny Orée de Puisaye than in 84% of French communes of 1,000+
11.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 12.8%, lower than Yonne’s towns (13.8%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Charny Orée de Puisaye has 1,400 jobs for 1,700 working residents, 0.8 per worker.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot5%
Public transport5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,400
jobs based in Charny Orée de Puisaye, 0.8 per working resident
12.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 39% of compared French towns
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Charny Orée de Puisaye: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Charny Orée de Puisaye
Is Charny Orée de Puisaye safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #4 of 19 in Yonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 26 burglaries and 30 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Charny Orée de Puisaye good?
They grade D, better than 8% of compared French towns and #16 of 18 in Yonne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Charny Orée de Puisaye expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,173/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Charny Orée de Puisaye grades A for cost of living.
About Charny Orée de Puisaye
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Charny Orée de Puisaye is a commune of 4,900 people in the Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre. 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.
