Where it does best is walkability — 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €1,604/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Yonne Nord. Health is a weak point (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on jobs & income (D) — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 10.0% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Courlon-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.
Each subject compares Courlon-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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Courlon-sur-Yonne.
HealthHealth D−
Mortality in Courlon-sur-Yonne, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Yonne’s towns and compared French towns: 117 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 116 residents of Courlon-sur-Yonne died, against 99 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 17% more. The nearest emergency department to Courlon-sur-Yonne is Centre hospitalier Sud Seine et Marne site Montereau, 10.2 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Yonne is 84.2 years for women and 78.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+17%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw117
Adjusted117
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Courlon-sur-Yonne · 0.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Sud Seine et Marne site Montereau
10.2 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
Incomes in Courlon-sur-Yonne come to a median €26,650 a year per consumption unit, against €23,390 in Yonne’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
Unemployment stands at 10.0%. No commute at all: 2.8% of working residents in Courlon-sur-Yonne at the census.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport12%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Courlon-sur-Yonne, 0.2 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 74% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Courlon-sur-Yonne than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 20% of adults
People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, between Yonne’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Courlon-sur-Yonne by age and the one in the middle is 49.5.
49.5median age
Courlon-sur-YonneYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 104 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
HousingCost of living B−
Homes in Courlon-sur-Yonne sell for €1,604/m² at the median, 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.
For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €11.43/m² a month. Sales in Courlon-sur-Yonne from July 2023 to June 2026: 36 houses and apartments. The estimated advertised rent is €12.35/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²).
€1,604/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Courlon-sur-Yonne€1,604/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,604/m²
36
€12.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.14 to €15.04/m² a month)
4.4
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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Courlon-sur-Yonne
Is Courlon-sur-Yonne safe?
Courlon-sur-Yonne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Courlon-sur-Yonne expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Courlon-sur-Yonne grades B− for cost of living.
About Courlon-sur-Yonne
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Courlon-sur-Yonne is a commune of 1,183 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
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.
