At under 1,000 residents, Cruzy-le-Châtel is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 43% of its housing. It skews older: 33% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Cruzy-le-Châtel stand out
The 2 things Cruzy-le-Châtel does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cruzy-le-Châtel.
Who lives here
Few people in Cruzy-le-Châtel are 15 to 24: 6.8%, fewer than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Yonne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 33% of the population. At 55.6, the median resident of Cruzy-le-Châtel sits in the middle of the age range.
55.6median age
Cruzy-le-ChâtelYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Cruzy-le-Châtel keeps more of its old housing than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 50% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Cruzy-le-Châtel counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Château de Maulnes. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Cruzy-le-Châtel are out of work than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.6%
Cruzy-le-Châtel holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €22,690 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 9.8% of working residents in Cruzy-le-Châtel didn’t travel to work at all.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot9%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Cruzy-le-Châtel, 0.7 per working resident
3.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Cruzy-le-Châtel
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Cruzy-le-Châtel is a commune of 222 people in the Communauté de communes Le Tonnerrois 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
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.
