Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 157 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Cry is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Cry does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cry: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Jean Boussard, born in 1844, is the one person born in Cry before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cry.
For Cry, that is below both Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 30% of residents.
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Cry | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Cry sits above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cry: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Cry is Église Saint-Julien.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
That puts Cry below both Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Cry has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €22,570 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Cry is below both Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Cry. Best known first.
Cry has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Julien: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Cry.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cry | 157 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montbard Côte-d'Or | 4,639 | 7.1 | B | A− | C+ | A− |
| Venarey-les-Laumes Côte-d'Or | 2,747 | 15 | A− | A | A+ | C |
| Semur-en-Auxois Côte-d'Or | 3,986 | 15 | A− | A− | C | B− |
| Tonnerre | 4,261 | 16 | B− | A− | D− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Cry is a commune of 157 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
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.