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A town of 472 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Chassy a good place to live?

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

What makes Chassy stand out

The one thing Chassy does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Chassy

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

The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit La Pierre-Fitte, in Montholon, 1.7 mi away.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chassy.

Who lives here

Few people in Chassy are 15 to 24: 6.9%, fewer than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns

Retirement age and beyond: just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 18%, above Yonne’s towns (15%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 31% of adults.

44.6median age
ChassyYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chassy
ChassyYonne medianFrance median
Under 1518%15%17%
15–246.9%10%11%
25–4425%20%23%
45–6428%25%26%
65+22%28%22%
No diploma15%26%19%
CAP or BEP28%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%16%18%
Higher education31%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Chassy has lower unemployment than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.0%

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,560 a year. Jobs located in Chassy: 100, for 200 residents in work (0.4 each). Also worth knowing: at the census, 5.9% of commuters got to work without a car.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Chassy, 0.4 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 8 points below the expected rate

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

The town’s pupils have a collège 2 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 8.3 mi away.

83.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chassy83.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège La Croix de l'OrmeNearest collègeCollègeCollège10383%−8 pts
83.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −8 pts against the expected rate
2 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 Chassy is €10.19/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 14 homes were sold in Chassy.

€10.19/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chassy€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)
€8.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Saint-Maurice-Thizouaille and 4 more in and around Chassy

Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Chassy. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Chassy

13pages on Chassy

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Chassy

One notable person was born in Chassy.

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Chassy’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 →
MontholonAppoignyToucyJoignySaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheMonéteauMontholonAppoignyToucyJoignySaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheMonéteauChassy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chassy472—————
Montholon2,7092.7BAAD
Appoigny3,1148.5AB+AB
Toucy2,5718.5C+A−CC−
Joigny9,0169.3DB+D−D
Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche3,1519.3AB−A−B+
Monéteau4,11411B+BC−B

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

About Chassy

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Chassy is a commune of 472 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Aillantais en Bourgogne. 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
472 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Aillantais en Bourgogne
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
6.4 sq mi (16.6 km²)
INSEE code
89088

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.