Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 783 residents in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Courtois-sur-Yonne is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Courtois-sur-Yonne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Maurice, in Sens, 2.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Courtois-sur-Yonne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Courtois-sur-Yonne.
Those 65 and older account for 23% of residents. Line up the people of Courtois-sur-Yonne by age and the one in the middle is 46.8.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Courtois-sur-Yonne | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 8.6%. Jobs located in Courtois-sur-Yonne: 200, for 300 residents in work (0.6 each). 12.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 2.5 mi off. At the lycées within 5 km of Courtois-sur-Yonne, 91.8% passed the bac, about level with both Yonne’s towns (91.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège MontpezatNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 108 | 80%−5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent privé Saint-Étienne PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 104 | 100%+2 pts |
| Collège Saint-Étienne PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 140 | 100%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.99/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 19 homes in Courtois-sur-Yonne.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Courtois-sur-Yonne. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de Sens4 km southeast, in Sens
Historic housePalais synodal de Sens4 km southeast, in SensAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pierre-le-Vif de Sens4.6 km southeast, in SensMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Sainte-Colombe de Sens1.9 km southeast, in Saint-Denis-lès-SensMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCarmel de Sens4.2 km southeast, in SensPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Courtois-sur-Yonne yet.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Courtois-sur-Yonne is a commune of 783 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtois-sur-Yonne | 783 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Clément | 2,849 | 1.9 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B |
| Sens | 27,106 | 2.7 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| Paron | 4,834 | 2.9 | C | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Pont-sur-Yonne | 3,391 | 4.6 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Villeneuve-sur-Yonne | 5,135 | 10 | D | B+ | D | C |
| Villeneuve-la-Guyard | 3,455 | 12 | C− | C+ | B− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 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.